I was sitting in a room with non-executive directors, trustees, and CEOs last week, and the tension was palpable. Everybody is still talking about AI, but nobody in that room was asking which tool they should use. They already know the tools. The question keeping them awake at night was entirely different: What happens to…
I will never forget a conversation I had about twelve years ago. I was working in a central booking service, spending my days stuffing envelopes and passing letters between departments. A new starter joined the team. When I asked him about his background, he casually mentioned he had just finished a PhD in genetics or…
The world feels incredibly heavy right now. From rising taxes to geopolitical tensions and an increasingly difficult mortgage market, the pressure is constant. Add in the lingering fear that AI is coming for our jobs, and it is entirely understandable why so many professionals are tempted to simply throw in the towel. I have spoken…
Let’s be honest: for many senior professionals moving into the consultancy space, the question of “what do I charge?” feels less like a strategic decision and more like a shot in the dark. You find yourself hovering over a proposal, wondering if a day rate is too high or if an hourly rate makes you…
Introduction Most professionals I speak to start the year with a high level of motivation. Which really means they want a high level of results. Results in their career. Results in their bank account. Results that allow them to finally feel like they are “ready”. Yet the reality is that intentions are strong, but actions…
Introduction Most professionals I speak to want more money.Which really means they want more freedom. Freedom to choose how they work.Freedom to decide who they work with.Freedom to stop feeling like their life is being dictated by calendars, inboxes, or someone else’s priorities. Yet the reality is that many people want freedom, but very few…
Introduction There is a profound difference between arriving at a destination and merely thinking about the journey. I see it often, and if I’m honest, I have suffered from it myself. It is that comfortable purgatory where we convince ourselves we are making progress simply by contemplating the logistics. We ask ourselves, “What does it…
Introduction There comes a moment, often quietly, when progress starts to feel heavier than it should. On paper, everything works. The systems are solid. The feedback is good. The outcomes are respectable. Yet underneath it all, something feels misaligned. This has played out countless times with senior professionals and consultants, and, if I’m honest, I…
The first week of January has a familiar energy. New notebooks. New goals. New routines.The quiet pressure to “come back strong”.To prove that this year will be different. And yet, most professionals start the year the same way:With a plan to do more. More output.More productivity.More intensity.More ambition. I’ve done that too. But over time,…
Introduction Every December, the same quiet tension returns.People look back at the year and feel a strange mix of relief and disappointment. Relief that it’s over. Disappointment that, despite all the effort, not much really changed. The conversations sound familiar: “Next year will be different.”A new role. A pay rise. More balance. More control. And…
Introduction Every year around this time, many of us pause, take a breath, and quietly acknowledge the truth we’ve been avoiding. We’ve grown, yes, but not without paying a price. And if we’re honest, the cost often surprises us more than the achievement itself. This past year taught me that the real story of progress…
Let me start with a simple question: When the government releases a new Budget, do you feel more informed… or more exposed? If you’re anything like the UK professionals I speak to, the answer is probably both. Because on one hand, you want clarity, you want to understand what’s changing, what’s rising, and what you’re…
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