by Phil Olley | Jun 25, 2026 | Business Growth, Business Strategy, Focus, Goals, Leadership, Mindset, Personal development, Points Of Focus, Success
OK, I couldn’t resist jumping on the World Cup bandwagon… As we reach the mid point of 2026, how is yours going so far? a stretching soaring success? an incremental increase on last year? a so-so, normal- normal, business-as-usual kind of year? Nothing worse I hope!...
by Phil Olley | Jun 8, 2026 | Business Strategy, Focus, Leadership, Personal development, Points Of Focus, Time
There’s no getting away from it (and frankly, why would you want to get away from it?), AI is at the heart of the discussion – it has an impact in every aspect of our lives and businesses. Yet, I sense a pushback beginning and gaining momentum. The term ‘AI slop’ is...
by Phil Olley | Apr 28, 2026 | Focus, Leadership, Mindset, Personal development, Points Of Focus, Purpose
The most valuable time management tool I know is this: Be present! “80 percent of success is turning up”- Woody Allen. In my early days as a young Naval Officer, we continually had this phrase drilled into us: “You must be there in the right place, at the right time,...
by Phil Olley | Apr 23, 2026 | Focus, Goals, Mindset, Personal development, Points Of Focus
Happy St George’s day! Whatever the truth, whatever the myth, St George is closely associated with slaying dragons. And we all have our dragons and demons; dragons and demons that can be particularly fierce, and nasty, in turbulent, challenging times. A survey in Iowa...
by Phil Olley | Apr 14, 2026 | Business Growth, Business Strategy, Focus, Goals, Personal development, Points Of Focus, Success
There’s an old joke about a young couple, touring around the countryside in the 1960s in their convertible sports car. Slightly lost, they are driving along a lane, and stop to ask one of the locals for directions. “I say, old chap, can you tell us the way to the...
