Let's talk Bonsai Success So many businesses and their leaders settle for a rough approximation of success. But it doesn't have to be this way. As the CEO of a large business you might look at start-ups and see the start of a majestic pine, growing quickly, growing high. It's a worry, perhaps we try and imitate that success. You dream big, push hard and the result? Well it's not awful, it works, kinda. Let's launch it and see. The market responds with a shrug. It limps along never really...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
👋 Hi, I’m mr Joe Leech. I help CEOs and their businesses thrive. I bring 15 years in tech, $20b in added revenue, experience with 30+ startups & FTSE / NASDAQ / Fortune 100 giants. Together we can do great things. You might know me as a tech veteran (UX, product & strategy), author (psychology), keynote speaker. Back after the summer break! Not sure about you but a part of me is glad to be back at work and the young one is back at school. The summer was very much Minimal Viable Parenting....
over 2 years ago • 1 min read
👋 Hi, I’m mr Joe Leech. I help CEOs and their businesses thrive. I bring 15 years in tech, $20b in added revenue, experience with 30+ startups & FTSE / NASDAQ / Fortune 100 giants. Together we can do great things. You might know me as a tech veteran (UX, product & strategy), author (psychology), keynote speaker. 💁♂️ “Every decision in the world is made by the person who has the power to make that decision - not the ‘right’ person, or the ‘smartest’ person, or the ‘most qualified’ person.” –...
almost 3 years ago • 1 min read
👋 Hi, I’m mr Joe Leech. I help CEOs and their businesses thrive. I bring 15 years in tech, $20b in added revenue, experience with 30+ startups & FTSE / NASDAQ / Fortune 100 giants. Together we can do great things. You might know me as a tech veteran (UX, product & strategy), author (psychology), keynote speaker. 🙉 The one time I didn’t listen to my internal imposter was a disaster. I’ve spoken 100s of times and before every keynote, be it to 12 people in a local pub to thousands at the Palace...
almost 3 years ago • 2 min read
👋 Hi, I’m mr Joe Leech. I help CEOs and their businesses thrive. I bring 15 years in tech, $20b in added revenue, experience with 30+ startups & FTSE / NASDAQ / Fortune 100 giants. Together we can do great things. You might know me as a tech veteran (UX, product & strategy), author (psychology), keynote speaker. NOT having the difficult conversation Three times over the few months I’ve come across CEOs who are NOT having the difficult conversations they know they have to have. The wrong...
almost 3 years ago • 1 min read
👋 Hi, I’m mr Joe Leech. I help CEOs and their businesses thrive. I bring 15 years in tech, $20b in added revenue, experience with 30+ startups & FTSE / NASDAQ / Fortune 100 giants. Together we can do great things. You might know me as a tech veteran (UX, product & strategy), author (psychology), keynote speaker. Starting a new job, particularly a leadership role (or indeed starting a new project) you face two distinct challenges: Knowing what you need to do Knowing how to do it Taken from...
almost 3 years ago • 2 min read
👋 Hi, I’m mr Joe Leech. I help CEOs and their businesses thrive. I bring 15 years in tech, $20b in added revenue, experience with 30+ startups & FTSE / NASDAQ / Fortune 100 giants. Together we can do great things. You might know me as a tech veteran (UX, product & strategy), author (psychology), keynote speaker. One of the joys of my job is that I work with CEOs at all points on their journey. I’m currently working a CEO who has built a successful business and is about to exit to work on the...
about 3 years ago • 2 min read
👋 Hi, I’m mr Joe Leech. I help CEOs and their businesses thrive. I bring 15 years in tech, $20b in added revenue, experience with 30+ startups & FTSE / NASDAQ / Fortune 100 giants. Together we can do great things. You might know me as a tech veteran (UX, product & strategy), author (psychology), keynote speaker. TLDR: I published the End of the UX professional. I got a lot of flack, here's the background to why I think that. (Links of the month, new podcast epispode all down there 👇 )...
over 3 years ago • 4 min read