November 23, 2020

Reflections Nov 2020 – Week 3: What happens after success? When to hire a studio manager? Nocebo effect and more…

Agency musings What happens after success? The big exit. A dream for many agency owners. Cash out, move to a remote island with an outdoor shower. […]
November 16, 2020

Reflections Nov 2020 – Week 2: Consulting tips for agencies, how good is your customers service? Uncharted book review, the automation paradox, Curse Of Knowledge and more…

Agency musings Consulting tips for agencies As a consultant it can be hard sometimes to bite your tongue and not suggest a solution too early. But […]
November 10, 2020

Are you the hammer looking for nails? Consulting tips for agencies

When you start working with a client for the first time, there will be moments when your own ideas, feelings and suggestions for actions pop into […]
November 9, 2020

Reflections Nov 2020 – Week 1: Client relationships, not getting feedback on pitches? Circular Questioning – consulting technique, Humble Consulting book review and more…

Agency musings Client relationships Which level of relationship do you have with your client? And how do you balance deeply caring for your client and giving […]
November 5, 2020

Humble consulting: Build better relationships with clients

I woke up at 2:37 last night and couldn’t go back to sleep while this thought kept me awake: In business, it’s really hard to strike […]
November 2, 2020

Reflections October 2020 – Week 5

Agency musings Time management If you missed it, some of the learnings of our time management theme research can be found here Something thought provoking that came […]
October 19, 2020

Reflections October 2020 – Week 3

Agency musings Learn from the winners and the losers – avoid Survivorship Bias It’s interesting how agency leaders most often seek the advice from people who […]
October 18, 2020

Mark Hunter MBE (Olympic Rower): A story of true resilience

Athens 2004 – last place Beijing 2008 – gold medal London 2012 – silver medal   You work day and night for four years. Preparing yourself […]
October 16, 2020

Learn from the winners and the losers – avoid Survivorship Bias

It’s interesting how we most often seek the advice from people who succeeded, rather than those that failed. Why is that?Is it an overconfidence feeling of: […]
October 12, 2020

How an hourglass can help you retain information

This hour glass just arrived in the post and it will help me better remember things I’ve learnt each week. Thank you to Rebecca Brennan for […]