How to Do a Career Audit (and Why Every Founder Should)
Veena Giridhar Gopal has worked across four countries, six functions and three decades before arriving at the question: what would it look like to build something of my own? On the career audit practice that has guided every major move.
Why Purpose Wins Every Time (Even in a Multi-Million Pound Business)
Lisa Johnson hit every financial milestone she set herself and still felt nothing. On why money makes a terrible target — and what impact-driven business actually looks like in practice.
The FIRE Formula: A Different Way to Think About Goal Setting
Most goal-setting advice focuses on logic and structure. Dr Rana Al-Falaki on why that's only half the picture — and the four questions that help you set goals that actually energise you.
Seeking Rejection as a Recipe for Success
146 pitches. 22 yeses. Tricia Duffy on why she gamified rejection — and how chasing a hundred nos before Christmas led to podcast awards, playlist placements, and a completely different relationship with putting herself forward.
Why the Best Leaders Think Like Mediators (Even When They’re Not)
The best leaders don't have all the answers. Lawyer-mediator Leah Brown on why getting out of your own way, listening to understand, and asking the right questions is more powerful than any leadership framework you'll read.
How to Make the Right Business Decisions (Even When Everyone Has an Opinion)
When you're building something, there's no shortage of people with opinions about how you should do it. Here's how to listen without losing yourself in the process.