Matthew Davies
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, 20234 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20225 min read
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, 20225 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20225 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20225 min read
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, 20228 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20226 min read
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...
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Matthew Davies
Sep 15, 20226 min read
Alfred
This weeks blog is being written from a hotel room in Lower Manhattan, which is my home for the week as I deliver leadership development...
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Matthew Davies
Sep 8, 20226 min read
Who’s Driving?
In a previous blog , I wrote about the work triangle from Tim Gallwey's classic The Inner Game of Work. This week's effort has its roots...
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Matthew Davies
Sep 1, 20225 min read
Elephants
I've been going through a phase recently of listening to audiobooks of rock and roll autobiographies of some of the musicians and bands...
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