The rational worry

May 12, 2026

There’s a worry when you delegate - will this person do the job that needs doing, will they do it well enough (and, if you’re honest, will they do it... READ MORE

The discipline of ditching

May 10, 2026

It turns out that the problem with ideas is having too many of them. Too many to act on, too many that aren’t so good, too many that get in the... READ MORE

When it’s done

May 3, 2026

It can be slow sometimes. All that planning, all those changes, all the actions, the nudges, the speeches, emails, words in the ear, the confirming nods, the sticking with the... READ MORE

This version

May 1, 2026

There’s a tension between doing the big things and dealing with the new things. The big things, the things we know we want to do, that we’re committed to and we... READ MORE

Urgent-ish distraction

April 30, 2026

We’ve all been in meetings where … there are big things to talk about, probably too many and not enough time anyway, when something urgent (but not so important, and... READ MORE