Posts Tagged ‘#leadership’

In my LinkedIn posts I share my thinking, my process and my work as a professional coach. Oh and also sometimes, something about my exertions on my bike and rowing machine.

At the end of each month, assisted by AI, I roll up my posts into a long form article, somehow trying to make sense of it all.

Serious professional editing brings the AI draft back to me, Dave the human being.

Here’s my March …

A CEO decides on a career change though its not going as expected.

His phone has stopped ringing. Frustration is creeping in.

For the first time in his life the pressure is off and he doesn’t like it.

Though hope and inspiration are always just one conversation away.

When asked about my work, “how much does it cost?” there are no ready answers. Other than “it depends” – on business results, objectives and what they are worth.

My work arrives through sound, trustworthy business relationships rather than speculative proposals or competitive bidding. And I don’t bid for funding – I tried once, failed and was told the benefits were “understated”.

For me, Doing the Deal is about dealing with the right person and ethics both ways.

Explained here just in case we ever seek to enter a working partnership.

Might also be useful for other coaches.

As a leadership team coach I interact with and learn from leaders all the time. I watch and study how they get things done through people. I am a student of leadership.

My LinkedIn posts reflect my experience and what I am learning – about leadership and myself.

At the end of each month I reflect across all my posts – here’s my February reflections.

It’s a longer than usual read, worth sitting with and pondering. I think busy leaders will find it useful.

Poor quality safety, poor quality business results, poor quality recruitment and retention and people? Poor quality projects. Poor quality reputation. What about the leadership?

For years there have been calls to think differently about Quality. There still are.

I’ve been reflecting on this. On Quality.

Have I reached a radical conclusion or is it obvious?

New for 2026, each month there’s a long form article drawn from my LinkedIn posts. This is the first.

As a leadership team coach I interact with and learn from leaders all the time.

My posts reflect my experience and what I am learning – about leadership and myself. The monthly articles will draw on all of that.

I hope they develop into a useful companion for busy leaders.