LI-2026
LinkedIn Posts Jan-Dec 2026
It's the hardest thing to let go of.
It's the hardest thing to let go of. When your 'winning way' - the approach you built your career on - is holding you back from the next level. Maybe you're a brilliant consultant … who now needs to step into a growth leader role.
Stop using time-draining account planning methods that take days?
Stop using time-draining account planning methods that take days? Instead do something you can complete in hours. A rough-cut account plan. That way you can get on with execution. Stripping away all the non-essentials. Sticking to just 5 elements: Which do you already have? 1/ A simple list of your
When people let you down it's frustrating. When you let yourself down it's even more frustrating.
When people let you down it's frustrating. When you let yourself down it's even more frustrating. Yesterday was a good day. I wrote down my four goals. By lunchtime these were done - I knocked off for the day. I could easily have drifted into more
Everywhere - people with their heads bent down.
Everywhere - people with their heads bent down. Handing over their lives to a wretched phone. Why? Because we've been programmed by Silicon Valley. They call them in their marketing decks. Brief windows when you now instinctively reach for your device. Itchy fingers … hundreds of times a day.
I twisted my ankle in a pothole. Twist. Ouch!
I twisted my ankle in a pothole. Twist. Ouch! The UK has a pothole crisis. The excuses: - underfunding - HGV - utilities In other words - blame someone else. The background: - low standards - low accountability - low consequences Meaning - failed leadership. Fortunately I wasn’t badly
In July I took a one-month break from LinkedIn.
In July I took a one-month break from LinkedIn. I was more productive and felt healthier. You might remember I worked on my living list: Hiking. Reading. Travelling. Swimming. Pub gardens. Family & friends. Ambitious clients Chucking tennis balls for Hazard. Well, now I'm going to take another
A quick reminder.Keep it simple.
A quick reminder. Keep it simple. The temptation is always to add more. Instead, make sure you cover the bases. - What’s essential? - What’s non‑negotiable? - What’s the next step ... today? Complexity kills momentum. So ... simple inputs, applied relentlessly, until time does what time does.
Signal. Rigour. Hold.
My standards for 2026: Signal. Rigour. Hold. Signal - Relentless Achievers. That's unmistakable. Rigour - Nothing less than best thinking. Every session. Hold - Commitment is nothing without enforcement. Insist on action. The test: Is this a fit? Signal answers. Should I challenge this? Rigour answers. Did a
What are you waiting for permission to do?
What are you waiting for permission to do? No one's coming to approve it. Do it or don't.
The power of evergreen content on LinkedIn…
The power of evergreen content on LinkedIn … May 2024 I wrote the following post, Today it got a 👍like. I know that could be an auto-like bot. But it still got my attention. And the post isn’t half bad. Worth a read in 2026. If you’re wanting to