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You're building the thing and running the business around it.
Nobody sets your priorities and nobody covers for you. The work is deciding what to raise, what to build, who to sell to, and how to keep going.
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The neuroscience of a hijacked attention span, and how to build focus that survives a real day.
Zahra Saleh shares focus techniques, habit-building strategies and neuroscience-backed tools to cut distractions and reclaim control of your day.
Why tech leaders hit the wall, and how they find their way back.
Andy Skipper, CEO of CTO Craft, on how tech leaders recognise burnout, recover from it, and build healthier leadership environments.
The operating model for consulting, fractional, and NED success.
Dan Gwalter’s operating model for a consulting, fractional or NED business with predictable clients and income you can actually rely on.
How to build something of your own without risking everything.
How to explore a business idea safely: turn a side hustle into a real business and build an exit from corporate life without quitting too soon.
Digital exclusion, the Triple Bottom Line, and what leaders can do.
Freddie Quek on digital exclusion and the Triple Bottom Line — why 30% of people being offline affects all of us, and what leaders can do.
Why hard work stops working, and what high-impact leaders do instead.
Giorgos Ampavis on the five levels of high-impact leaders, why hard work stops working, and the shifts that raise impact without burnout.
The leadership skills carers bring, and why employers miss them.
Leadership coach Kirsten Hurley on carers at work: the hidden leadership skills they bring, and how employers can support and retain them.
Why most websites fail the basics, and how to fix yours.
Fix a weak website fast: sharpen the message, add proof, speed up pages and simplify navigation. A practical guide to higher conversions.
Small edits. Big first impressions.
Retoucher Beth Perkins shares five quick photo edits — crop, exposure, white balance, vibrancy and cleanup — for better headshots, fast.
How to get results without burning people out.
Coach Charlotte Rooney on balancing results and relationships: clear expectations, kind candour and simple rituals that build momentum.
The exercise that turns goal-setting into goal-getting.
Aaron Norris’ method to clarify your future, define success and take daily action, moving from goal-setting to actually goal-getting.
Happiness isn’t the prize. It’s the practice.
Ellinor Glesner on science-backed habits for happiness now: clarity, choices and daily practice, so success is sustainable rather than draining.
Free, ungated, and written by the guests themselves.
Zahra Saleh’s framework for reducing distractions, managing overwhelm and making real progress on your most important work each day.
Zahra SalehPDF · 705 KB
Andy Skipper of CTO Craft on recognising burnout early, recovering from it, and building leadership environments that don’t cause it.
Andy SkipperPDF · 2.2 MB
Dan Gwalter’s guide to a consulting, fractional or NED business: ICP, offers, visibility, outreach and the rhythm that makes income predictable.
Dan GwalterPDF · 1.4 MB
The R.E.A.C.T. model for turning a side hustle into a real business: explore the idea, build momentum and start without quitting your job.
Ken ValledyPDF · 32 KB
A practical guide to digital exclusion and the Triple Bottom Line: why access, affordability and design matter, and what to do about them.
Freddie QuekPDF · 1.4 MB
A self-assessment for breaking the effort ceiling. Find your level among the five levels of high-impact leaders and work smarter, not longer.
Giorgos AmpavisPDF · 1.5 MB
Craig Burgess on fixing the five mistakes most sites make — speed, clarity, content and design — using free tools. No sign-up required.
Craig BurgessPDF · 197 KB
Dan Ashby’s framework for engineering your career around impact rather than titles; map skills to results and prove your value.
Dan AshbyPDF · 13.7 MB
Charlotte Rooney’s framework for focusing on what matters: define outcomes, rank by impact and effort, and deliver without burning out.
Charlotte RooneyPDF · 105 KB
A guided template for writing a letter from your future self — build clarity, motivation and purpose through structured reflection.
Aaron NorrisPDF · 161 KB
A reflective questionnaire to evaluate your happiness, clarify what you want next, and rediscover a sense of direction.
Ellinor GlesnerPDF · 2.9 MBMost people sit between two of these. Have a look at the others.
You're good at the work. Now you want the next thing.
You can ship. What's less obvious is how careers actually move: who notices, what to say, and which of the thousand things people tell you is worth acting on.
Your job is now other people's decisions, not just your code.
Above senior, the work stops being what you build and starts being what you can get a room to agree on. Nobody hands you the authority to go with it.
You're leading the team you were recently part of.
The skills that got you here are not the ones that keep a team healthy. Most of the job is now conversations nobody trained you for.
You set the direction, and own it when it doesn't land.
At this level the hard part isn't deciding. It's getting an organisation to act on the decision, hire against it, and keep going when it becomes inconvenient.
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