Compared to what is a well-worn riff by Seth Godin. Wittgenstein’s ruler is an idea, popularised by Nassim Taleb, that reminds us to pay attention…

A recent poll by YouGov asked people: If you had the choice, would you take £50k, no questions asked, or take the chance to win…

Coach education providers want coaches who know what they’re doing. Or, more precisely, coaches who can pick up jobs — because that’s good reading for…

I’ve taken to barefoot walking recently. Feeling the ground at my feet — whether it’s dry, damp, or coarse. Noticing  The wind, the sun, the…

A company at scale doesn’t act as it did when it was a start-up; it just doesn’t work. In short, bigger systems don’t carry the…

This week I’ve been trying to access online accounts, find old paperwork, and generally get my ducks in a row, only I can’t find half…

I recently found myself in a conversation with someone who, I later realised, was saying one thing to me and something else entirely to someone…

What we bring to the table might not be as important as what you take off it.

I meet plenty of coaches who coach for free. I also meet lots of coaches who would like to get paid to coach, and of…

Ernest Hemingway writes in The Sun Also Rises: “How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.” This week…

It’s hard to run fast when you’re looking back. If you keep looking over your shoulder, you lose your forward focus.I can think of a few sports where it’s common to see an athlete with their shoulder turned slightly to receive a pass, catch a ball, o...

Let's start with a well-known idiom: The cobbler's children have no shoes. The modern-day version is the builder whose house is a tip, or a coach who doesn't turn their tools on themselves. This week, I turned the tools on my family, and anyone else...

Folks,Writing a book is not hard; anyone can do it, but not many can commit to the stress and strains of clearing the space to get the job done. That's emotional labour. The writing itself is a chore.I was chatting to a friend of mine last week, who...

Folks,A theme emerged for me last week that I didn't see coming. Yet, when it arrived, it made sense.A bit of backstory:Two coaches, one a grassroots coach and the other a creative, came to me with their courses. One was established but getting very...

Folks,I realised this week that for all the meetings and events I’ve curated, I still have plenty to learn when it comes to where I put the chairs. When Wendy Woon wanted to teach museum curators about how to design a space for interaction, she...