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Culture eats strategy for breakfast… but communication is the bread and butter people forget
In my 15 odd year career to date, I’ve spent most of my time helping businesses with strategy (what we need to do) and operating (how are...
Cobalt
Feb 6, 20242 min read


The real secret to scaling organisations? The seeds you plant early on.
You’re an early stage business. You need to prove you have a product and that it has a market before you run out of money. How your...
Cobalt
Feb 6, 20242 min read


There's no such thing as a playbook for success
At least, not a singular, definitive one. Sure, there are times when borrowing someone else’s plays might work for you, but only if they...
Cobalt
Feb 6, 20241 min read


Don't make new years resolutions
Don't make new year resolutions. Do make time to check in with you values
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Jan 8, 20241 min read


Leadership lessons from TV in 2023
As 2023 wrapped up, I was reflecting on some of the content I'd most enjoyed and, being a bit of a nerd, I enjoy TV that plays to my...
Cobalt
Jan 4, 20241 min read


“Learn the rules like a pro so you can use them like an artist”
Apparently Pablo Picasso said that, but I don’t think he was talking about management theory when he wrote it. All the same, it’s the...
Cobalt
Jan 3, 20242 min read
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