The Fair Firing Framework: 5 steps to fire fast and fair (without feeling like a sh*t)
Keeping a lovable underperformer around isn’t kind at all, it’s cruel to both them and the team.
A VA won’t save your business. But they might save YOU.
Stop pretending admin theatre is leadership. If you are still booking your own flights, you are just an overpaid admin.
Why CEOs need a business coach (and why I didn’t think I’d ever be one)
Most business coaches are happy-clappy amateurs. I help CEOs stop being the bottleneck and actually run their companies.
Negotiation for founders: Stop giving away the business to keep the peace
Stop winging your negotiations. Hope isn't a strategy, it's a prayer. Get a deal you can actually operate.
Proactive vs reactive: The difference between running a business and it running you
Reactive time is playing the game. Proactive time is designing the game so you stop getting punched in the face.
360 reviews aren’t insight. They’re quantified gossip
360 reviews are quantified gossip. They are a coward’s workaround for managers too terrified to lead. Stop hiding behind portals.
How to run exceptional weekly check-ins (and one-on-ones)
Weekly check-ins stop delusion, kill drift, and keep everyone tethered to reality instead of their own fantasy.
Why ‘potential’ winds me up
HR astrology, tarot cards in Excel, and that bloody word, 'potential', winds me right up.
The loneliest ride: Parallels between founder-CEO life and Indian desert cycling
Riding through the desert showed me the truth of founder life, you’re surrounded by people yet utterly alone.
E353 | Make the tech invisible, make the work flow — my conversation with Shelley Copsey of FYLD
I like founders who aren’t distracted by the sparkle. Shelley Copsey is one of them. She started in consulting on
