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The Return of 9-9-6 Culture: why leaders must choose smarter, not longer, work The BBC recently reported the resurgence of the notorious “9-9-6 culture” – the 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week schedule that was banned in China in 2021 is now creeping back into tech and

AI for performance appraisals – and why your people deserve better According to an article in the FT in October 2025, JP Morgan Chase and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) are now allowing employees to use in-house AI tools to help draft their year-end performance appraisals. Both organisations have positioned this

Lessons in Leadership from Gareth Southgate I’m not a huge football fan, but having started reading Gareth Southgate’s “Dear England” book, I would highly recommend for anyone in a leadership role – or aspiring to be one. And you don’t need football knowledge to appreciate it! I’ve only just started

Time management is not making you feel overwhelmed and stressed – it’s your lack of focus   Many of my coaching clients come to me thinking time is their biggest problem. But once we start peeling back the layers, the problem is rarely about time – it’s about focus and