MILES AHEAD…

I’ve spent years trying to figure out how to lead better. And helping others do the same.
Here I share what I’ve learned so far: honest insights, thoughtful questions, and a few useful scars from the road.
No fluff. Just a little something to keep you one step ahead: Miles Ahead.

All are written to spark reflection and offer something useful as you navigate your own path. Dip in. Take what resonates. And if something stirs a thought, I’d love to hear from you. Book a free discovery session.

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They were broken

You could see it in their faces, their posture, and even how they spoke to each other.

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It seemed like everything he touched turned to gold

But watching the new Apple TV documentary Mr Scorsese, I realised it wasn’t always that way.

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My mindful dentist…

Looking back, I think I was at a particularly stressful time in my life.

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It felt like a gut punch

My team and I had been working full tilt.

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“The unexamined life is not worth living”

Over the years, I thought I had it pretty sussed.

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Most people have the annual rhythm of the changing seasons.

I have a six-month one: the rhythm of changing countries.

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Advertising’s 1984 moment

In 1984, Steve Jobs sent a clarion call to the staid computer industry.

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It felt like a mountain spring that wouldn’t stop

For six months since I started posting regularly here, the ideas and words just flowed.

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This Friday is World Mental Health Day

Our agency takes the day off to highlight the importance of this

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I thought it was my last gig.

Last year when I ‘retired’ at 59, at first it really did feel like the end of the story.

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“They should just f#@$ing do their work.”

I heard a leader say this and it shocked me.

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Anxious attachment

If your client treats you like you’re disposable, chances are… you’ve taught them to.

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Another big milestone in my coaching journey

I’m thrilled to share that I’ve completed completed my post-graduate Professional Certificate in Executive Coaching from Henley Business School.

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I’ve been thinking about Seamus Heaney’s poem Scaffolding lately

And not because I have a building project on the go.

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How we landed one of our biggest clients?

Not through cold calls, proactive pitches, PR, or schmoozing.

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‘Nepo babies’

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It sounded too grim and worthy for my taste.

But my taste is not everyone’s.

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For years, I prided myself on being a multitasking leader.

And I was good at it. Too good.

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Coming off cancer opioids

It’s a milestone I didn’t expect to feel so deeply.

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Here in the Algarve, my garden is teaching me.

I can water the lettuces every morning, make sure the fig trees have good soil and sun, and stop the mint from overgrowing the oregano.