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  1. Leading through challenging times

    In my career I’ve seen a wide range of what could generically be considered “challenging times”: layoffs, a pandemic, complete C-suite overhauls, political instability and wars, reorgs and strategic U-turns, and more. As a manager and leader, one of the most difficult things to do can be supporting a team of others through a tough challenge, whilst you’re also processing and being affected by it yourself. Some examples that I’ve seen people struggle with are trying to lead both affected and u...

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  2. 2025 into 2026

    Another year has come to an end, and I’m back with my lengthy annual reflections. This was a more challenging year in many ways, and whilst I’d never have chosen the low points, I do have optimism for where I’ve got to for 2026. ℹ️ Note that this is (intentionally) being posted incredibly late and reads as a bit disjointed after being sat at 90% since the end of the year, and finally posted in February.

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