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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,...
Matthew Davies
Feb 2, 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...
Matthew Davies
Jan 20, 20235 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...
Matthew Davies
Dec 9, 20224 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,...
Matthew Davies
Dec 1, 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...
Matthew Davies
Nov 24, 20225 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...
Matthew Davies
Nov 17, 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...
Matthew Davies
Nov 9, 20224 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...
Matthew Davies
Nov 4, 20225 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...
Matthew Davies
Oct 27, 20223 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...
Matthew Davies
Oct 20, 20225 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...
Matthew Davies
Oct 14, 20228 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...
Matthew Davies
Oct 7, 20224 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...
Matthew Davies
Sep 29, 20223 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...
Matthew Davies
Sep 22, 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...
Matthew Davies
Sep 15, 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...
Matthew Davies
Sep 8, 20226 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...
Matthew Davies
Sep 1, 20225 min read


Service With a Smile
A few weeks back, I took a whistle stop trip, across the globe, to Melbourne. Crazy as this might seem, my schedule was to leave...
Matthew Davies
Aug 25, 20227 min read


The Oyster Shed
Last week was the first time since I started this blog in December, where I didn't share a new post. The reason for that was the fact...
Matthew Davies
Aug 17, 20223 min read


Long Way From Home
This week I had the privilege of my first ever trip to Australia, to the city of Melbourne on the East coast. Anyone who has travelled...
Matthew Davies
Aug 3, 20223 min read
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