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My life as an executive coach brings me into contact with some of the brightest minds in business. My blog is a way for me to share some of the more interesting, insightful and inspirational content available.

Pause to Avoid Email Misunderstandings

Think twice before pressing “send” on that email. Even in drafting this blog I accidentally sent it before I had finished! Many of the executives I know have unwittingly offended colleagu…

The Real Reason People Won’t Change

I really enjoyed a Harvard Business review article on the “competing commitment” between what people say they want/ believe in and their actions. Often there are untrue limiting assumptio…

Are you ready to learn?

The “critical difference between classes” as Nobel Prize-winning economist James Heckman pointed out on his recent UK tour, ” is not so much intelligence, as readiness to learn&#822…

Snakes in Suits

Do you work with or for a business psychopath? How would you ever know? How can you manage them, or mitigate the risks they can cause you and your organisation? This excellent book by Paul Babiak and…

Do you work for a Grey Manager?

In the article in Business week I expand on the concern I have about the dearth of good managers and prevalence of grey leaders. Leadership inspires and motivates us to go the extra mile for someone…

The Best Business Leadership from the Armed Forces

Below is the link to the feature Mikaela Roche recorded with Jonathan, which was played on both BFBS Radio and BFBS Radio 2. Well worth listening to: http://audioboo.fm/boos/250080-radio-interview-f…

The Public Sector isn’t working

A friend of mine worked in 2010 in a management role within a Government department. After 3 months he had achieved all his objectives and tasks for the following 12 months. He had exceeded all his…

How much is enough?

As Oliver Johnston says “when you dont have enough, more is good. When you have enough, or more than enough is more good?” The leaders I know (and indeed I myself) have enough, or more t…

Save Money in Bored Meetings

Assume some Partners in a global professional services firm are charged out at £500 an hour (very conservative). If 12 of them meet for an ineffectual meeting then that costs the firm £6,000 in lost…

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