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360 feedback is quantified gossip: here’s what works instead

Updated 9 July 2026

360 reviews are quantified gossip. They are a coward’s workaround for managers too terrified to lead. Stop hiding behind portals.

Effective weekly check-in discussion between colleagues in a modern office setting.

How to run exceptional weekly check-ins (and one-on-ones)

Updated 9 July 2026

Weekly check-ins stop delusion, kill drift, and keep everyone tethered to reality instead of their own fantasy.

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Why ‘potential’ winds me up

Updated 9 July 2026

HR astrology, tarot cards in Excel, and that bloody word, 'potential', winds me right up.

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The loneliest ride: Parallels between founder-CEO life and Indian desert cycling

Updated 9 July 2026

Riding through the desert showed me the truth of founder life, you’re surrounded by people yet utterly alone.

Shelley Copsey of FYLD discussing seamless tech integration for workflow.

E353 | Make the tech invisible, make the work flow — my conversation with Shelley Copsey of FYLD

Published 27 November 2025

I like founders who aren’t distracted by the sparkle. Shelley Copsey is one of them.  She started in consulting on

Infographic showing the 6 stages of founder-led sales: Finding PMF, Sales at Scale, First Hire, Build Team, Sales Leader, and True Leverage

Founder-Led Sales: The Complete 6-Stage Guide

Updated 9 July 2026

Founders dream of escaping sales, but the brutal truth is you’re never done, you just level up.

Conflict resolution, teamwork, communication, collaboration, workplace harmony.

The real reason your team avoids conflict: and why it’s costing you

Updated 20 August 2026

Teams don’t fail from conflict, they fail from silence. Avoiding honesty kills performance far quicker than any tough conversation.

Portrait of AI CEO Steve Salvin discussing innovation at Monkhouse & Company.

E352 | The caring AI CEO who pays £2.5k for failures – my conversation with Steve Salvin of Aiimi

Updated 9 July 2026

Want people to innovate with AI? Pay them to fail spectacularly. Aiimi’s ‘Nobber of the Year’ proves it works.

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Six things you won’t give a sh*t about in five years

Updated 9 July 2026

Five years from now, you won’t remember the chaos. Only how you handled it, and who stuck around.

Business coach guiding a team on a journey towards success.

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

Updated 9 July 2026

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

Dan Williams

E351 | Dan Williams: How optimism, endurance and trust built a 10x manufacturer

Updated 9 July 2026

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)

Updated 9 July 2026

Ignore the LinkedIn gurus. Most CEO advice is bollocks. Think clearly, cut crap fast, and build something that actually works.

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