Anti-platitude

Hard things are done by choosing the right next challenge, not leaping off the cliff and hoping you’ll fly.

Value is in the eye of the beholder. What you value isn’t what they do.

'On time' and 'on budget' aren't success measures, they just tell you how good you are at estimating.

Saying sorry isn’t always the answer. But, as a change leader, showing your humanity often is. People want to be led by a person, not a role.

There’s an artificial safety that comes with ‘copy and pasting best practice’. While no one will criticise you for it, what’s the true cost to your effectiveness?

When seeking voluntary adoption - look to learn from those in sales and marketing, not comms. (After all, no one really reads that corporate newsletter do they?)

Strategising by looking inward solves your current problems. Strategising by looking outward prevents your next problems.

It’s funny. Working hard usually pays off, while resting hard doesn’t. And yet, we can’t grow without a healthy dose of both.

…There’s a reason why planes have cockpit doors and service curtains. When you’re handing over control - you need to feel like you’re in safe hands.

We all love to slay dragons. It’s hard, exciting and we love to tell everyone about it for years afterwards. …Give your team dragons to slay.