A leader I work with said this last week. And it’s been stuck in my head.

I’ve been putting it off for weeks. Pushing it to the back of my mind.

I was 18. Home for the summer.

Saying goodbye to a name isn’t supposed to feel like grief. But it kind of did.

Each time made me a better leader and person.

It’s been over five years since the world first went remote.
And still, every few months, we see another headline:
“Employees must return to the office to rebuild culture.” 

Absolutely nothing.
Superman may be a great superhero, but he’d make a terrible leader.

I’ve been thinking a lot recently that I’ve been lucky to hire many incredible people over the years.

In July 1985, I was 20 years old and about to board a plane from California to London for my first trip overseas.

And I felt it in my gut from the moment we walked into the pitch.

There’s plenty of writing about how: AI improves employee efficiency: individuals and businesses need to lean in to survive; and a new alphabet soup of hybrid skills (eg: π & M shaped talent) is emerging.

For the first time in 950 years, the 70-metre-long embroidery which tells the story of the Norman conquest of England, will be displayed in the UK.

Or any major leadership transition, for that matter.

Several decades ago, I spent a year working in Japan.

With economic credibility under scrutiny and her future uncertain, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves cried in Parliament yesterday, after the Prime Minister declined to confirm whether she would stay in post.

Two months ago, I got the all clear.

According to new LinkedIn research, 56% of professionals are considering moving job and changing industry.

That was me. On my bike this morning, and also when I was trying to launch my business.

It started early in my career, after I was promoted into my first management role.

With the rosé-fuelled creative fest in Cannes wrapping up today, I’ve been reflecting on how often the ad industry has been declared dead.