LinkedIn Posts
My LinkedIn posts Jan 2022 -
Red Adair.
Red Adair. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀. He took on the most challenging burning oil wells. Others looked the other way and shuffled their feet. He didn’t just fight those fires - he owned them. Almost three thousand oil and gas well fires. 3,000 🔥 1962: A 130-meter-high inferno in the Sahara? ↳ No problem.
Leaving the corporate world was an uncharted step into the future.
Leaving the corporate world was an uncharted step into the future. What I discovered. Your future isn’t something you find. It’s something you create. One choice at a time. You see, I wanted a Practice that makes a difference: - Clarity for ambitious executives. - Setting up teams
Most people 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁 to situations.High Achievers? They 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲.They see trends before they take ...
Most people 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁 to situations. High Achievers? They 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲. They see trends before they take off. They spot patterns in the chaos. They decode signals buried in the noise. Passive Spectator → High Achiever This feels random. → 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻? I don’t see a way forward. → 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁? This doesn’t make sense. → 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹? How they do it:
Humility as a leader.
“𝗜𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗹𝘆, 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.” That's one insight shared by Heather Gates, on The Craft of Consulting Podcast, hosted by Deborah Zahn. How do leaders recognise when it's time to bring in external expertise? Heather s
High Achievers start with selective focus.
High Achievers start with selective focus. Are you tuned into the signal or lost in the noise? 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆. 1. → 2. → 3. → Success isn’t about doing everything—it’s about 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹. High Achievers 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 and 𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀. Noise = Urgency without importance. Signal = What move the needle. Signal refine your impact. Noise dilut
Every Sunday I take 15-minutes, with a cup of tea and my journal, to reflect.
Every Sunday I take 15-minutes, with a cup of tea and my journal, to reflect ... on a challenging question. This week's prompt to help me think different: "What are you tolerating that a top 4% performer wouldn’t?" ✍️
15-minutes to reflect.
Every Sunday I take 15-minutes, with a cup of tea and my journal, to reflect ... on a challenging question. This week's prompt to help me think different: "If you had to position your work as ‘uncopyable’ while keeping the same brand, what would change? *HT Adrian Sandy
What if I told you the 80/20 rule goes even deeper?
What if I told you the 80/20 rule goes even deeper? The 𝘁𝗼𝗽 20% drive 80% 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 - these are 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀, like you. Now take 20% 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 - just 4% 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹. Applying the same logic (80% of 80%) means they create 64% 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁. These 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 don’t just stand out - 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 16𝘅. --- I'm
Body language.
I’m not an expert in body language. But some things just grab my attention. I have had my share of difficult sales calls. Usually when prospects had no intention of buying from me. They were nearly always HQ corporate function heads. Wanting to undermine my position selling to a
Help clients change their thinking.
Ever had a conversation that changed the way you think? ⏱ 2-minute coaching: Now consider how you can help client do the same when you lead a meeting. ⇢ Share insights that reframe thinking or reveal hidden opportunities. ⇢ Use data and examples to back up your points, keep them relevant. ⇢ Pivot to