The Sunday Scholar

Every Sunday

THE SUNDAY SCHOLAR is our weekly newsletter—reimagined as a podcast. It takes a lighter look at leadership. Full of ideas, insights and inspiration. Something to be expected. Something to look forward to.

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Stuck in the mud

Put your boots on. We’re going for a walk. We’re going to have a chat about what’s acceptable and what’s not acceptable (aka the Thick Red Line). We’ll visit a few people. Check the pulse of the place. Follow up on a few outstanding actions.

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TEDx Manchester

Put your boots on. We’re going for a walk. We’re going to have a chat about what’s acceptable and what’s not acceptable (aka the Thick Red Line). We’ll visit a few people. Check the pulse of the place. Follow up on a few outstanding actions.

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A Gut Feeling

Put your boots on. We’re going for a walk. We’re going to have a chat about what’s acceptable and what’s not acceptable (aka the Thick Red Line). We’ll visit a few people. Check the pulse of the place. Follow up on a few outstanding actions.

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A Personal Manifesto

Examples of personal manifestos… from Deiter Rams to Do Lectures. What would this look like for you, your team or your organisation?

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Super Bowl 58

Will she or won’t she? That’s the big question on everyone’s lips at this years’ NFL Super Bowl grand finale.

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Groundhog Day

What happens when life starts to repeat itself? What happens when life starts to repeat itself? And what can you do about it?

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Rodney Parade

In the mostly unlikely of football matches, Manchester United travel to the City of Newport today. It’s the FA Cup third round tie between one of the biggest clubs in the world, versus one of the smallest in the UK. A classic tale of David and Goliath.

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The Generation Game

From Giorgia Meloni to Gabriel Attal. Rishi Sunak to Sanna Marin. Have you noticed how world leaders are getting younger these days? (Except in the United States of course!)

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The Queen of Denmark

The abdication of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. When quitting makes sense. And how to make yourself redundant.

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Word Of The Year

Happy New Year! What resolutions have you made this year? And which ones have you broken? My daily mile lasted two days. And the chocolate ban lasted all of three days. (Well, the Toblerone was one temptation too far). So what can we do to rescue the year?

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The Blue Danube

Episode to be uploaded Sunday, 17 March (aka St Patrick’s Day).

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A Christmas Audition

I was reminded this week by an old school friend of appearing on stage with him. Auditions were held just before Christmas. With the cast to be revealed after the New Year. We had zero expectations. Yet to our surprise, we had just landed the two lead roles!

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A Letter to Santa

I’ve spent the past few months coaching leaders and visiting businesses to discuss their leadership issues. Call it market research. I’ve put into writing my top 12 observations. And addressed it to the North Pole.

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Talking Rhubarb

Earlier this week, I enjoyed lunch with an old mentor. We talked about health, family and business. Afterwards, we walked round his garden. Before I knew it, he had plucked 12 stalks of rhubarb from the ground. It was my first rhubarb of the year.

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Finlandia

It’s the opening night of the biggest music festival of the summer. Expectations are running high. You’ve got to hit all the right notes. And leave them wanting more. What do you perform?

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Triathlete Syndrome

Triathlete Syndrome is where you spend most of your time training on what you enjoy the most. And ignore the rest. It’s not a recommended strategy!

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Dental decay

I’d been avoiding the dentist all year. Perhaps a combination of finding the time and dealing with the inevitable. And then I was forced to attend. Bang. An abscess.

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Raving Fans

This week, I pulled out a few books on customer service and sales. Half a dozen books—mostly American. A real blend of Socratic Selling, Self Help and Successful Habits. But there was one book that jumped out… Raving Fans! by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles.

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Pigeon Racing

What can pigeon racing can teach us about leadership? We’ll ask the important questions that could help you, your team and your organisation.

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