E351 | Dan Williams: How optimism, endurance and trust built a 10x manufacturer
You meet some leaders and know within five minutes why their teams follow them. Dan Williams is one of those.
13 bits of dreadful advice for CEOs (and why you should ignore them)
Ignore the LinkedIn gurus—most CEO advice is bollocks. Think clearly, cut crap fast, and build something that actually works.
Why a Target Operating Model is the best tool to focus your team on what matters
Endless status updates in exec meetings waste time and value. Focus on what truly drives progress and impact.
Trust or Bust: Building Real Trust in Your Team
You don’t have a communication issue. You’ve got a trust problem disguised as teamwork—and it’s killing your speed, honesty, and
E350 | A drunk graduate today, a professor by 2030 – where AI is right now, with Daniel Hulme
In this episode, we explore the future of AI leadership with Daniel Hulme, CEO of Satalia and Chief AI Officer
Sun, sweat and scaling up: a week with Smartsourcing
A scorching week in Cebu with Smartsourcing: scaling fast and proving culture’s what happens when no one’s watching.
Why founder mode beats manager mode: Redefining start-up leadership
Founder mode isn’t chaos, it’s clarity. It’s staying close enough to the work to actually know what’s real.
E349 | Raising money in a tough market: Lessons from Paul Archer, Jo Saxby and John Readman
Raising venture capital has never been straightforward. But in the UK right now? It’s painful. Series A deals are thin
Why your 32-page strategic plan is bollocks (but this isn’t a silver bullet either)
Your 32-page plan is wallpaper. The one-pager? A compass, not a cure-all. Execution beats documents every time.
There ain’t no party like an S-curve party: Why success is never a straight line
Scaling a startup isn’t a straight line – it’s an emotional rollercoaster of chaos, growth, burnout, and reinvention.
