A wonderful, straight to the point post and piece of research from Gareth Turner (Weetabix Head of Marketing) on the five things clients can stop doing that will improve their relationship with agencies. I found this really interesting, especially after I had just finished writing my piece on ‘Stopping negative
All people-based businesses exist to solve challenges for their clients. These challenges can be the source of great joy, they allow us to explore the evolving problems our clients have, they keep us curious and they ultimately enable us to use our skills to bring brilliant solutions to those we
Recommended to me by Paul Levy (thank you Paul) this article from Arianna Huffington on joy is an uplifting and thought-provoking read. For leaders in people-based businesses, joy is an essential building block and a force multiplier that allows teams and companies to set ambitious goals and meet them without
“It’s so simple, I just don’t know why I can’t get it done.” The above is an outtake from a recent chat with one of my clients. He was frustrated that despite knowing what needed to be done, he wasn’t making the progress as quickly or as ‘easily’ as he
I loved this article ‘Reflections’ from Richard Merrick – which explores the idea that the challenge is creating the space for the questions to emerge of their own accord, rather than forcing them to the surface. “The best way to find out things, if you come to think of it,
A discussion with a business leader recently motivated me to write this article around vanity growth. I hope it helps you to figure out what you can do to make sure profit – rather than revenue – becomes a mission for business growth. You’ve all likely heard the term ‘Revenue
Whilst this video is clearly glorious because the man doing the 200Ib lifting has cerebral palsy, it was a heartwarming comment in a LinkedIn thread that caught my eye. Uloma N nailed it when she said: “Don’t limit yourself and don’t limit others either”. Uplifting and a reminder to cheer
Mission statement, vision, purpose. Whatever you want to call it, here’s how you know if you’re truly living it. This post from Fergus Smith on LinkedIn got me thinking about how business owners can truly figure out if they are living the mission so many so desperately want to be recognised
Gartner’s State of Marketing Budgets 2021 summary is here. Some of you may already have taken a look, but it’s a valuable set of insights for agencies I thought was worthy of a share. One of the big ‘watch outs’ is that 29% of agency work shifted to internal teams –
This article is centred around something I discovered for myself through my own personal coaching – namely being too busy leading that I wasn’t making the time to learn. Here’s the thing. If you’re the founder of a business – or indeed a leader of any sort within a business
