Every quarter I review my coaching notes session and call notes to share what are the common themes, which are bubbling up to the surface and offer a coaching tip to help you reduce the stress or strain that others are also experiencing. Improving Confidence Everyone from one-person startups to the largest companies suffer from […]
Conference speaking or keynoting is often seen as a key milestone for many people in their careers. Over the last 15 years, I have spoken at a number of Marketing, Growth, transformation and business conferences. I have experienced a number of technical issues including a full AV meltdown, a laptop I was presenting on breaking […]
I re-joined Chris Hutchings on his 10q podcast, this time around I talked about how to create a successful newsletter, I discuss my weekly Must Reads newsletter (number 261 being delivered on Friday) and my weekly leadership newsletter “leaders letters” (number 150 being delivered on Monday). I also touch on some lessons I had from […]
Here are six common recommendations I make in my coaching to Department leads taking on or taking over new disciplines or new teams and the ways of working. Skip Meetings – Set up skip meetings. Skip meetings can seem daunting to both you and a team member with the team however it is a great […]
Almost every Marketing or Growth leader is struggling with connecting with the rest of the c-suite with the successes of Marketing and Growth activities. Why? Very often this is down to the understanding of channels, the impact these channels are having and often why certain channels are used. Frequently this is down to the level […]
Here is a quick post based on a set of standard questions I receive (especially with CEO coaching and CMO coaching), how do we stand out as a startup? 1/ Unique Product & Stand-out Messaging We are a product for x and we stand for y is the most recent wave of how startups stand […]
Google and Pinterest are rumoured to be discussing a potential acquisition, for Pinterest to come into Google’s expanding portfolio of brands and consumer apps. Here’s the link to a comment from the code conference where Alphabet CEO Sundar Patel let’s slip of the M&A Smart Move For Pinterest Firstly, this would be a wise move […]
So you are thinking about a company or branded podcast, there is a lot to know. Firstly, Podcasts Are Hard! Podcasts are an exploding category, with thousands of shows being added each week. I’ve had two podcasts (the future state of podcast and fixing the broken world of work) and you’d be amazed how hard […]
Have you ever wondered how some newsletter writers gain thousands of followers? Or ever wondered how a podcast has a huge leap in listeners and you are recommended their podcast constantly? These are just two of the important formula to uncover when trying to reverse engineer how these are working so well and then enables […]
Many businesses are reassessing how their business actually operates, whether that’s down to performance, a pending recession or a need to shake up the company. It’s Not New: Quite a few leaders I have spoken to and spoken with over the last few weeks are looking specifically at squads. Squads are smaller units with very […]