Matthew Davies
Tell Me Who You Are
This week I've been delivering the first week-long module of a course for a bank, which takes technical experts (software engineers and...
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Matthew Davies
- Mar 8
- 5 min
Community
When I set up my business back in 2021, I knew exactly the types of work I wanted to do; coaching, leadership development and speaking...
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Matthew Davies
- Mar 5
- 4 min
Treat Them Like They're Leaving
On Saturday morning I took my daughter swimming at Portobello pool, right on the promenade in the coastal suburb of Edinburgh. It's a...
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Matthew Davies
- Feb 25
- 5 min
Why Won't They Lead?
It's been a busy week or two, hence me writing this blog on a Saturday, rather than my usual midweek slot, but it's been the good kind of...
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Matthew Davies
- Feb 17
- 4 min
Bedside Manner
This week I was lucky enough to have not one but two trips to the dentist! Like many people, the advent of Covid meant that when the...
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Matthew Davies
- Feb 10
- 4 min
Snakes in the Carpet
Last week's post was a bit of a milestone moment for this blog, taking me over 10,000 individual views! It's very much appreciated and I...
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Matthew Davies
- Feb 2
- 5 min
When Things Aren't Going Well
A big part of life is dealing with others. In business we talk about stakeholders - your peers, your team, your boss and their peers,...
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Matthew Davies
- Jan 20
- 5 min
It's All I Know
It's been over a month since my last blog post, with a lovely family holiday over Christmas, visiting friends in Connecticut. Proper...
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Matthew Davies
- Dec 9, 2022
- 4 min
Christmas Party Season
Since we're now well into the part of the year where work Christmas parties are at full swing, I thought I'd veer from my normal style of...
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Matthew Davies
- Dec 1, 2022
- 5 min
Reinvention
"You can pack your bags, and start skipping town Hang up your hat when the show shuts down But when the world says you ain't quite,...
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Matthew Davies
- Nov 24, 2022
- 5 min
The Generation Game
Yesterday I had a really enjoyable meeting with a potential new team coaching client. At the beginning of any coaching intervention...
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Matthew Davies
- Nov 17, 2022
- 4 min
Just Ask
Yesterday I returned home after a trip to Gloucester to work with a new client in delivering a workshop I've designed on advanced...
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Matthew Davies
- Nov 9, 2022
- 4 min
Who Made Who
Two weekends ago, I flew to Milan to coach the GB Lions Mens Contact American Football team, in a European Championship qualifier against...
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Matthew Davies
- Nov 4, 2022
- 5 min
Learning from Losses
A few weeks back I took the Scotland u19 American Football development squad on a long trip south to the Midlands, to play against the...
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Matthew Davies
- Oct 27, 2022
- 3 min
Early Moves
When leaders take on new roles, it's not uncommon to see them make bold moves early on in their tenure. I've seen this in business, where...
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Matthew Davies
- Oct 20, 2022
- 5 min
Love The One You're With
The YouTube and Spotify rabbit hole caught me recently, as I was reflecting on an album I listened to a lot when I was younger, from my...
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Matthew Davies
- Oct 14, 2022
- 8 min
Pick up the Phone
The more long-distance travel I do for business, the more I develop the routines and plans that we all have in our lives to help us be...
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Matthew Davies
- Oct 7, 2022
- 4 min
Whole of The Moon
Last week I took a couple of days off work to have a long weekend in Berlin for a friend's stag do. For those who aren't familiar with...
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Matthew Davies
- Sep 29, 2022
- 3 min
Self Made Man
Many years ago, when he was announcing his desire to be the Republican nominee in the US Presidential race, Jeb Bush described himself...
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Matthew Davies
- Sep 22, 2022
- 6 min
Balcony & Dancefloor
Last week I wrote about my trip to New York and playing chess in Union Square Park, discussing the concept of balcony and dancefloor with...
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