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