It's a cold January morning, and I'm reflecting on my first full year focused on Taggart People.

Three simple questions from the world of cycling have me thinking about what 2025 taught me, what I'm after in 2026, and how I'll get there. What are you carrying forward into the new year?

Last week I got a tattoo of a cyclist climbing Mont Ventoux. The irony? The tattoo celebrating my favourite pastime is the thing currently stopping me doing it.

As we head into the last weekend before Christmas, it got me thinking about the gap between what we want to be doing and what we find ourselves doing instead - and how we might find happiness in the constraints.

Too many leaders are stuck in transactional mode. What happens when we make space for real conversation instead? A reflection on reconnection, curiosity, and joy.

A photo of me smiling on a Yorkshire road doesn’t tell the whole story. This post explores the invisible emotional toll of leadership - and what happens when we mask it. Trust, safety, and empathy aren’t soft skills - they’re everything.