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A manufacturing business I worked with had a problem that looked, on paper, like a strategy execution problem. Margins were falling. Overtime was climbing. Customer delivery was getting worse. All of this despite a growth strategy the leadership team was […]

What the spreadsheets were hiding

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Why standards kept slipping

Years ago, working in hospitality, I watched a business where standards weren’t being met. They were good people, with decent…

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What I stopped feeding my head

During the World Cup, something happened to my podcast feed. Slightly unintentionally. Normally, I split my listening and watching across…

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What you ignore is what you accept

The best leader I ever worked for introduced themselves to every person in the building. Every time. And they used…

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The mentor who remembered

I mentored a young finance professional during my corporate career. They were struggling to get the promotions they felt they…

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The verdict you give yourself

A business I worked for collapsed overnight. One day, it was there. The next, it wasn’t. Thousands of people were…

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The decision you make before the crisis hits

I ran a workshop a few years ago with a group of hospitality team members. The brief was to secure…