Lately, I’ve been contemplating the role our workplace culture plays in our overall wellbeing, not just physically and emotionally, but socially too. In that thinking, I’ve coined the term: ‘isologenic’. ‘Iso’ meaning isolation, ‘genic’ meaning producing or causing. ‘Isologenic’ referring to something that causes or produces isolation. How isologenic is your workplace culture? Is Your […]
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I recently delivered a keynote and masterclass on Cadence and personal sustainability to an asset management firm. Sustainability, both at an organisational and individual level, is a key focus in that industry, and I wanted to share with you one of the ideas that really resonates across sectors: Rocks and pebbles. A simple – but powerful
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How do we make time for rest and recovery in a high-performance culture? How do we support the needs of individuals without compromising the goals of the team? And how do we reconcile self-care with sustainable success? These are the questions I’m asked often, and honestly, I’ve asked them of myself too. In many workplaces,
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A few years ago, I signed up for the Bear Grylls “Survive the Highlands” course. Five days in the wilds of Scotland, simulating survival conditions with a group of strangers, 12 men and me, and my oldest friend, Adam. It was muddy, uncomfortable, exhausting… and one of the most illuminating experiences I’ve ever had. It
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Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 This year’s theme for Mental Health Awareness Week is connection. A simple word that carries incredible weight when it comes to our wellbeing. We’re hyper-connected-but-often-disconnected, and when mental health takes a dip, the instinct can be to retreat further into ourselves. But what if one of the most powerful tools
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Over the years, I’ve come to believe that energy, mood and motivation are the foundation of sustained high performance. And I didn’t learn that in a textbook—it’s something I’ve lived, tested, and refined through personal experience and my work with thousands of people over the last decade. In this video, I share the story behind
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This month, I’ve been sharing a series of reflections on alcohol—why I gave it up, how we’re influenced by marketing, and the shifting culture around alcohol in the workplace. To wrap up this series, I want to challenge the way we define problem drinking. When we hear the term, many of us picture someone passed
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Welcome to week three in our April series on alcohol—this time, I want to talk about a shift I’ve been noticing in the role of alcohol in workplace culture. More and more companies are starting to host alcohol-free corporate events, from away days to team socials to Christmas parties. And in my view, that’s a
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Welcome to week two of our April series of SNAPs (short novel and practical) on alcohol. Last week, I shared the reasons why I gave up drinking, celebrating 13 years sober. Today, I am unpicking the influence and paradox of alcohol. I want to explore something I’ve been increasingly noticing—and perhaps you have too—the subtle
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1st April 2025 marks a big milestone for me—13 years of sobriety. On the 1st of April 2012, I made the decision to stop drinking. A choice I’ve upheld ever since. I’m incredibly proud of that decision, and I plan to keep going for the rest of my life. This month, to mark that milestone,
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