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 | Mar 30, 2026 | Business Growth, Focus, Goals, Leadership, Personal development, Points Of Focus, Success
Playing your A-C-E How have the first 90 days of your year gone? Has this been a quarter of breakthroughs and achievements? Have you achieved the goals, the “wins and highlights” you set out at the start of the year? What went well? What didn’t go well? Are you on...
by Phil Olley | Mar 23, 2026 | Focus, Goals, Leadership, Mindset, Personal development, Points Of Focus, Purpose, Success
Have you noticed how, when you are engaging with a fresh exciting project, a point of focus that generates zest and passion, often people around you will say, “That’s good, but you’ve got to be Balanced.” This is the sort of caveat-led advice offered to those who are...
by Phil Olley | Mar 5, 2026 | Leadership, Mindset, Personal development, Points Of Focus, Purpose, Success
One of the main motivational drivers, for the vast majority of people, is a sense that you are making a difference, a sense that what you are doing and being, moment by moment, is significant. Significance is, of course, not to be confused with ‘status’. It’s not...
by Phil Olley | Feb 23, 2026 | Focus, Leadership, Mindset, Personal development, Points Of Focus, Purpose, Success
When all around is changing (and it is – you can feel, it sense it, I’m sure because 2026 certainly is about change), and sometimes that change feels unwanted or out of control, it is natural to be bombarded by ‘self-questions.’ That is true whether the change is...
