I have been involved in hundreds of team away days. They are often enjoyable. People reconnect. There is space to talk. But what really changes the following week? What the Evidence Suggests: Evidence • Only around 10–20% of learning transfers back into work(Baldwin & Ford, 1988; Salas et al., 2012) • One-off interventions rarely shift behaviour without reinforcement Interpretation • A single day can sometimes create more frustration than progress • Insight without continuation tends to fade...

Last week, I was planting fruit trees at Savernake Park Community Farm, near Marlborough, alongside Mark Jankovich. Simple work. Slow. Grounded. It reminded me of something important. The Problem Most leaders are operating in depleted soil. Constant news Back-to-back meetings Reactive decisions Daniel Kahneman shows that under pressure we default to fast thinking. Fatigue and overload reduce judgement and increase bias. You cannot lead well from exhausted ground. How to Restore Better...

This week in the UK, the light changed. Two clear days after months of grey - and suddenly children were back on bikes, people lingered outside, parks felt alive. Nothing structural changed. Just the light. And the mood lifted. Light does that. We know this physically. Natural light, greenery, even a view from a window - it changes how we heal, sleep, focus, cope. A windowless corridor isn’t neutral. The body knows the difference. But there’s another kind of light that matters too....