Smiling on the outside, quietly falling apart inside? Setting direction whilst feeling lost? This week I'm exploring what happens when the person everyone turns to for answers feels like they're falling apart. There's a persona many of us wear when we don the cloak of leadership - the strong, calm, in-control leader. But what if strong leadership isn't about having it all together, but about being honest about what you don't? A personal story from the messy space of human leadership.

What if we treated leadership more like parenting – creating space, support, and structure so others can learn and grow? Here’s what raising an 18-year-old taught me about growing talent at work.

Ever feel like you’re waist-deep in something, unsure how to move forward? This reflection explores purpose, coaching, and what it means to wade into the work — fully.

What does riding a longhorn have to do with independent consulting? A lesson in fear, bravery, and the quiet grit behind building something of your own.

There’s the work you invoice for — and then there’s the actual work. From unseen proposals to follow-ups with no reply, here’s what consulting really looks like.

What if the biggest barrier to your leadership growth… was the story you’ve been told about what a ‘real leader’ looks like? Let’s rewrite that myth.

When a client cancelled my session with no warning, I felt it — emotionally and financially. Here’s how I processed the disappointment, reset my focus, and turned the moment into a lesson on resilience.

A cancelled run in 32°C heat sparked more than just sweat — it led to 10 powerful parallels between hot-weather safety and psychological safety at work.

Six months into my own business journey, I keep meeting two distinct types of career changers. There's the "I finally took the plunge" type - that's me, the corporate ladder climber who realized getting out of bed was getting harder each morning. Then there's the "I don't want to waste my life" type - those with the courage to build independence from their thirties rather than waiting until their fifties. Both paths lead to the same destination: happiness, autonomy, focus. The question isn't whether you're too late or too early. The question is: what are you waiting for?

Can humility and a solution-focus hold us back? In this post, I explore what it means to spot (and seize) opportunities - and the challenge of being your own product.

Ferris (my AI partner - not Bueller) was offline. In the run up to the anniversary of the film’s release, no less. Here’s what I learned when I had to go solo for the day.

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.

Shhh. I’m not an imposter - I’m just new(ish).

Six months into working for myself, I’m learning to trust what I’ve built over nearly 30 years. If you’re navigating doubt or change, this one’s for you.

What happens when a perfectly planned workshop goes off-script? In this reflection, I share what a team development session (and a last-minute hybrid curveball) taught me about adaptability, inner voices, and letting go of “perfect.” Spoiler: it all worked out — and I left the room in my happy place.

A group ride. A punctured tyre. And a team that quietly stepped in. In this blog, I reflect on the myth of carrying it all and what high-performing teams do instead: share.

Whether I’m coaching runners or senior leaders, the principle is the same: it’s not my session. This blog explores the quiet power of showing up in service of someone else’s growth.

What happens when you remove the noise and really listen? In this blog, I reflect on how becoming an independent coach changed everything about how I show up — and why presence, not performance, is where the work really starts.

A personal reflection on the power of partnerships - and the joy of finding the right people around you. From family to clients to collaborators, it all matters.

A weekend bikepacking trip — and an unexpected trail-side bike pump — got me thinking: what do we leave behind that might help the next person along the way?

A recent conversation reminded me how easily we’re boxed in by past roles. This blog is about what I do now, who I work with, and why I’ve stepped outside the traditional job title world - and why that’s both freeing and a little terrifying.