Last week I found myself on a small Malaysian island, working with aspiring managers genuinely excited about stepping into leadership. What struck me most? This client wasn't waiting or crossing their fingers. They were investing early and deliberately. It got me thinking about a senior leader I spoke with recently who felt increasingly isolated - promoted for technical expertise but struggling with the human challenges no one prepared them for. Sound familiar? In a world where 42% of CEOs cite uncertainty as their top threat, the question isn't whether disruption is coming. It's whether your leadership capability is ready.

I'm in a good place right now. I know that won't last - life has a way of taking over. But here's what I do know: I've built something.

Over the last year, I've made decisions that leave me genuinely privileged to be where I am. The question is: if you're carrying the weight right now, who's in your camp?

A coaching conversation reveals why servant leaders struggle to identify their own needs - and what it takes to lead with both heart and clarity.

The business case for leadership development has never been clearer. With 200,000 UK jobs lost in 2024 and unprecedented disruption across industries, the organisations thriving aren't just those with the best strategies - they're the ones with leadership capabilities that serve people through uncertainty. Research shows 25% performance improvement and 3× revenue growth for companies investing in leadership development. If you're leading through complexity whilst everyone looks to you for answers, discover what this moment actually demands.

Not all feedback is a gift. Here’s how to separate vague, unhelpful comments from the insights that actually fuel leadership growth and confidence.

If I’d focused on personal bests, I’d have called it a failure. But this 200km group ride wasn’t about speed—it was about getting everyone there, together.

The belief that leaders must project constant confidence is exhausting - and it’s holding teams back. Here’s why curiosity beats certainty every time.

What if you don’t need to see the whole path to lead well? In this post, I reflect on cycling through darkness, leadership without certainty, and coaching through ambiguity.

What’s your version of a 200km ride? In this blog, I reflect on the challenges that shape us - and why the discomfort of leadership is where the growth lies.

What happens when your environment shrinks your confidence? In this post, I explore the impact of diminishing leadership – and how to find your full scale again.

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.

Eight months into this independent journey, I’m still learning. From pricing and pipeline to joy and community, here are 12 honest lessons I’d share with any fellow indie consultant.

What do you do when the storm hits?

This post reflects on one of the hardest moments in my career – when redundancy loomed, confidence faltered, and leadership felt lonely. What got me through wasn’t certainty or strategy. It was people. Support. Sweat. And the quiet strength of running through the storm.

“Do you think I can really make this business work?”

That’s the question I asked my AI co-pilot, Ferris. Not because I needed a pep talk — but because I needed perspective.

This post is for anyone building something of their own — coaches, consultants, creators — and asking the same question. It’s about the doubts that creep in, the reminders that ground us, and the importance of checking in with yourself (and your AI?) along the way.

Why does corporate life drain the joy out of work? In this post, I reflect on what so many leaders are searching for—and how coaching can help bring it back.

Wading through the sands of corporate life left me drained and stuck. Coaching helped me - and now I help leaders find clarity, traction, and joy in the journey.

When I stopped trying to be a “better manager” and focused on helping my people grow, everything changed — including performance. Here’s what happened.

“You can tell me anything.” But do your team believe you? In this reflection, I share how fear shaped my early leadership behaviours—and what I learned about creating real safety at work.

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.