Another thought on the “Good Day” walk with Ian Sanders that I wrote about yesterday is around the fact that the first question he asked each of us in the group was “what are you excited about this year?”. …

As my home page notes, my work is focussed on leaders ready to make a Massive Impact. Of late, I’m finding myself being introduced to leaders of businesses that are “stuck” at revenue levels in the 8–12 million range. …

Yesterday I had the wonderful opportunity to join Ian Sanders on a “Good Day Guided Walk” around the Soho area of central London as part of a group of six independent business people. It was joyous, full of noticing (as per a post earlier this week called “noticing more”). Noticing…

Billy Connolly, now aged 81 and retired from stand-up comedy, is one of the greatest comedians ever, a masterful of what is often called “observational comedy”. Right now I am a couple of hours into joyously listening to his recently published autobiography, “Windswept and Interesting”. If you choose to listen…

“Notice more where you find yourself improvising when things surprise you or don’t go as planned. Also, notice where you don’t improvise” This week I am participating in a learning experience called “The Everyday Improviser” led by Rob Poynton (a previous #WhatComesNextLive guest, see that show here) and his collaborator…

On Friday afternoon at 4pm, I had a call with the CEO of a fast-growth business to whom I am a Board Advisor. …

Knowing what is not so is often quite as important as knowing what is Alan Watts, from teh beautiful small hardback “There is never anything but the present — & other inspiring words of Wisdom” This Sunday morning, I sit with a cup of coffee and am flicking through the…

Among the phrases I hear from clients when looking back over our time working together: “It seems so obvious..now” “When I look back to where we were a year ago I can scarcely believe how far we’ve come” Also, phrases I often use at the start of working with a…

I took this photo on a walk in the middle of the day yesterday. I find the perspective fascinating. In the foreground is the long shadow of my frame next to a post, then in the middle ground the top of the ridge on the North Downs looks like it…