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Structure and sanity: Why every CEO needs a good support system

Being a CEO isn’t heroic—it’s bloody lonely. Get a support system before burnout becomes your business strategy.

Dan Williams
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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.

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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.

Focus on what matters written on the road
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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.

Leaders building trust in teams through open discussion
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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

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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

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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.

Dominic Monkhouse on founder mode vs manager mode startup leadership
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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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Back to my roots: dyslexia, audiobooks, and why I won’t shut up about education

Not all kids need a better attitude. Some just need a different format.