Change. It’s hard to escape it these days.

Any leaders out there where change and transformation isn’t one of the top three issues on their agenda?

It’s unlikely, right? Transformation is upon us everywhere.

Do you have the right skills to lead?

What does it take to be a leader today?

To be a leader in times of exponential change where challenges come from every direction?

Today needs a different type of leader. A leader with a Big Bold Mindset

Inspirational Leadership Story 1 - What connects mental health, living longer and Big Bold Goals?

These are three areas that I’m absolutely fascinated by. It just so happens that a couple of months ago, Netflix launched a series that linked these topics together.

Just around the corner in our household are results days - our two eldest are waiting on A Level and GCSE results.

When was the last time you felt valued?

Appreciated and Understood.

By those at work? By those at home?

Do you think those around you, in your teams feel valued and appreciated?

It’s controversial.

Some people get very uncomfortable.

Some get excited.

I’m talking about the Big Bold Mindset (The BBM).

It was another day of going to work with the latest argument still ringing in my ears. I was consumed by the rights and wrongs and the high tide mark left by words that once spoken, can’t be unspoken.

It was corrosive to my mental health.

When it comes to achieving big bold goals, we all need a little inspiration once in a while.

Our team have scoured the web, books and spoken to many inspirational leaders to distill down this collection. Feel free to use them!

This short piece is a musing on time and influence with one very simple hack that you can action right now.

Two foundation thoughts that shouldn’t be controversial:

1 - our time is limited and what we pay attention to matters. It really matters.

What’s the largest ever event as ranked by the number of attendees who were live at that event? That was a question asked last week by the speaker to a room with some of the biggest boldest leaders you could wish to meet. The answer?