News and Reflections
“Maintaining the Human Connection” My Groups’ speaker program for 2026
With the speed of change and the inevitable and dramatic impact of AI on mid sized businesses we have to go beyond this and look to where the true competitive advantage of businesses will reside.
It is in the Human connection; we forget that and we will become commoditised, extinct, or probably both. Our speaker program for 2026 reflects this reality.
The speaker program heading for unstoppable velocity at the end of 2025!
A dazzling array of award winning speakers for the balance of 2025 heading for “Unstoppable Velocity” at the end of the year!
Picking up speed with the 2025 speaker program
Now our goals retreats are done and dusted really excited about my speaker program for the beginning of the year. Have a read here and also look at the events pages.
Shaping Greatness - Going Deeper into Goal Setting
What would it feel like, as a business leader, to be able to have conversations about your deepest felt objectives?
From Vision to Action: The essence of Goals Retreats
Over the past 16 years I have designed and led some 40 goals retreats. Every year I reflect and try to design the next one better. This article shares the main considerations and influences I consider when framing a group retreat.
Kokorazashi - the "Heart of the Samurai"
The secret to Kokorazashi is not just about being mindful of the need to be grounded and reflective. It is not just about being disciplined and focused in taking action. The true secret is reconciling the two.
Leadership Flow
I define leadership flow as “Talking about the right things, at the right time, with the right people taking ownership”
The journey IS the CEO's story
Strategic Direction is made up of two elements; the Vision is driven by the Outside world and the Journey. The Journey is at the heart of Strategy. It is the CEO’s story
Outside-In Vision
Too often CEO's share their vision for their business without adequately explaining the Vision for the Industry first, and the role of the business second. This prevents dialogue about intentional strategic choices and limits the awareness of the essential strategic partnerships. CEOs need to explain the Vision "Outside-In"
Buckle up for 2022!
One year on from my last commentary on the economic opportunities, I am saying the same thing. We all need to be wary of “green shoots” but we must seize opportunities, which means a very strategic, but agile, approach to business growth. With $17Tn of new money in the global system, continued inflationary pressure will remain, together with uncertainty of supply, shortage of quality employees a continued concern. There are some basic things every business leader must do to thrive in the new economy.
The struggle to be a Visionary
Sometimes it is because their makeup is much more suited to operational management. One solution advocated by Gino Wickman with his EOS approach and covered in the book "Rocket Fuel" is that you need both a "Visionary" and an "integrator" in a business. As much as this helps in some circumstances, it isn't quite as simple as that.