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SimonHarlingBlog Apr 14, 2026

Straight lines

I could have kicked myself, only I would have probably missed! The kids started their warm-up as usual for the game.…

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SimonHarlingBlog Apr 12, 2026

Room to say your thing

Freedom of speech in the UK is, in theory, available to all. In practice, that’s not strictly true. You only have to sit…

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SimonHarlingBlog Apr 11, 2026

Where you put the chairs

The emergency chairs for when the family comes around for Christmas and birthdays live in the back bedroom. You might…

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SimonHarlingBlog Apr 9, 2026

Simply difficult

The easiest way to lose a coaching audience is to make something look easy. If you make things seem simple, people…

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SimonHarlingBlog Apr 8, 2026

Half-arsed

Of course, you shouldn’t half-arse things. That goes without saying. Yet, we find ourselves in plenty of situations…

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SimonHarlingBlog Apr 7, 2026

Stakeholder

Show me a stakeholder, someone with skin in the game, and I’ll show you someone whose values align with their actions.…

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SimonHarlingBlog Apr 6, 2026

What needs writing?

Good Coach Bad Coach started life as a manifesto, and as Julian Hanna would say, a manifesto brings thinking, doing, and…

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SimonHarlingBlog Apr 5, 2026

To do list

If you have one, are you: Optimised? Maybe. Automated? Perhaps. A list ticker? You said it, not me! What do I want to…

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