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.
I let myself go to a dark place last week.
I started googling.
The year-end push.
The pressure is palpable in almost every conversation I’ve had with leaders this past week.
Do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur?
For most of my early career, I assumed the answer was no.
Today’s my birthday.
And I spent it doing something that matters more to me than cake or candles.
They were broken
You could see it in their faces, their posture, and even how they spoke to each other.
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.
My mindful dentist…
Looking back, I think I was at a particularly stressful time in my life.
It felt like a gut punch
My team and I had been working full tilt.
“The unexamined life is not worth living”
Over the years, I thought I had it pretty sussed.
Most people have the annual rhythm of the changing seasons.
I have a six-month one: the rhythm of changing countries.
Advertising’s 1984 moment
In 1984, Steve Jobs sent a clarion call to the staid computer industry.
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.
This Friday is World Mental Health Day
Our agency takes the day off to highlight the importance of this
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.
“They should just f#@$ing do their work.”
I heard a leader say this and it shocked me.
Anxious attachment
If your client treats you like you’re disposable, chances are… you’ve taught them to.
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.
I’ve been thinking about Seamus Heaney’s poem Scaffolding lately
And not because I have a building project on the go.
How we landed one of our biggest clients?
Not through cold calls, proactive pitches, PR, or schmoozing.
