The Dog’s Name
Executive presence is not just how you perform in a boardroom. Sometimes it is remembering the dog's name. A story about genuine curiosity, relationships and the small details that build lasting influence.
Let's Go for a Walk
Sometimes the best place for a difficult conversation is not across a desk. A story about walking, listening and how changing the environment can create the trust needed for more honest conversations.
Stop Chasing
There was a season when I thought finding the right things meant chasing harder. This is a more personal reflection on relationships, purpose, patience and recognising that some things cannot be forced.
Stationary Objects Always Win
Teenage confidence sometimes meets immovable reality. A personal story about choices, consequences and one of life's more memorable reminders that accountability usually arrives whether we are ready for it or not.
The Wrap Business
Long before executive leadership, there was the wrap business. A story about initiative, entrepreneurship, spotting opportunity and the business lessons that can emerge when you are willing to have a go.
Aces in Their Places
Great teams are not built by making everyone good at everything. They are built by recognising what people naturally do well and creating opportunities for those strengths to make the greatest difference.
I Hate Mondays
During COVID, Monday dread stopped being a joke and became something much heavier. Looking back, it taught me that sometimes the feeling we are trying to escape is actually telling us something important about our work, our energy and what needs to change.
The Piano Lid
Great teams are not built by making everyone good at everything. They are built by recognising what people naturally do well and creating opportunities for those strengths to make the greatest difference.
Fourth Time Was Not the Charm
After being passed over for a Branch Manager role several times, one simple question changed how I thought about career progression: How have you grown since the last interview? A story about rejection, self-awareness and becoming ready for the opportunity you want.
If I Have to Tell You What to Do, You're the Wrong Man for the Job
When a CEO told me, 'If I have to tell you what to do, you're the wrong man for the job,' it sounded confronting. What followed taught me a lasting lesson about trust, challenge, curiosity and what makes a good coach.