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Because when leaders, managers and professionals Notice Earlier, life changes for all Great leadership isn't just about noticing when performance drops.

It's about recognising the quieter changes before it does. The small shifts in behaviour, communication and decision-making that are easy to miss when everyone is busy getting the job done. In an AI-changing workplace, where the pace of work is increasing, understanding the human side of performance matters more than ever. Through **Notice Earlier™**, I help leaders recognise these Quiet Signals, ask better questions and take action before pressure starts affecting performance. Because when leaders notice earlier, they can protect clear thinking, strengthen relationships and create teams where people can continue to perform, contribute and grow. Be the vitamin, not the ambulance.

21/10/2026

I think most of us have had a conversation we've been putting off.

You know the one.
• You've thought about what you're going to say.
• You've imagined how the other person might respond.
• You've probably had the entire conversation in your head at least six times.
And yet you still haven't actually had it. 😂

Sometimes it's because we don't want to upset someone. Sometimes we're not sure whether we've understood the situation properly. And sometimes we're simply waiting for a better moment.
The trouble is that the perfect moment doesn't always arrive.

I've been thinking about this in relation to leadership. If someone in your team seems a little different from their usual self, you don't necessarily need a big, serious conversation. Sometimes (and possibly quite often) a simple, curious question is enough to begin, and you don't need to have all the answers before you ask it.

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆, 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁?

20/10/2026

Do you ever argue with AI?
Or is it just me?

End up in the ping-pong of messages that can end up wasting time?

20/10/2026

I wonder whether AI is making some of us a little less trusting of our own judgement.
Not because we're suddenly less capable. But because it's so easy to ask for a second opinion. And a third. And possibly a fourth, just to be sure. 😂

There are plenty of times when having AI challenge our thinking is genuinely useful.

But I'm curious about the other times. The decisions we used to make quite comfortably, without needing to check with anything or anyone. Are we starting to question those too?

I've been reading research exploring the relationship between AI dependency and how people experience their work, and having conversations with AI users who are realising that, in some ways, AI is making them lazy and, in extreme situations, losing confidence in their own voices.

It made me think about something I'd love us to keep an eye on.
AI can be brilliant at supporting our thinking.
But I wouldn't want us to lose confidence in our own ability to think along the way.

Have you noticed yourself checking things with AI that you would previously have decided on your own?
I know I can be guilty of this, but will it stop me from using AI? NO

Being aware is the starting point and so important.

19/10/2026

Have you ever been in a meeting where someone shares a brilliant new idea, and another person immediately starts asking questions?
• How will that work?
• What happens if something goes wrong?
• Who's responsible for that bit?
You can almost feel the enthusiasm leaving the room. 😂

It's easy to see that person as being negative or resistant to change.
But what if they're not?
What if they're simply trying to understand how the idea will work in practice?

I've been reading some interesting research about how people at different levels of an organisation can approach problem-solving differently. And it got me thinking about how quickly we interpret someone else's behaviour.
One person sees possibilities.
Another sees the practicalities.

Both could be bringing something valuable to the conversation.
Perhaps the problem isn't always the questions being asked, but what we assume those questions mean.

𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴?

16/10/2026

Have you ever noticed how much attention the person who's struggling gets compared with the person who always seems to be fine?
It's understandable.

Someone needs help, so we help them.
A deadline is at risk, so we focus on getting things back on track.
Meanwhile, there's often someone quietly making sure everything else keeps moving.
They're dependable.
They don't complain.
They're the person you know you can count on.
And because of that, they can become quite easy to overlook.

I've been thinking about how important it is to notice the smaller changes in those people too. Perhaps they're still delivering exactly the same quality of work, but they're no longer joining in conversations as much. Or the humour that was always there has disappeared.
It might mean nothing more than a busy week.

But if it's different from how they normally are, surely it's worth a little curiosity?
We don't always need to wait for performance to drop before we pay attention.

𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗽𝘂𝘁. 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

That's a big part of what I mean by Notice Earlier™.

15/10/2026

We spend a lot of time developing leaders to manage performance when something isn't going well.

But how much time do we spend helping them recognise when something is beginning to change?
• Before deadlines are missed.
• Before communication becomes difficult.
• Before a reliable team member starts making mistakes.
I'm interested in the earlier stage.

The person is still doing their job well, but perhaps they're quieter, less confident in their decisions or checking things they would normally handle easily.
Of course, none of those changes automatically means there's a problem.

That's why noticing isn't about diagnosing someone or making assumptions.
It's about knowing your people well enough to recognise when something is different for them, and feeling comfortable enough to ask a question.

I wonder whether this is a leadership skill we sometimes overlook because it doesn't fit neatly into a performance review or a management process.
𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗥 𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲?

14/10/2026

I think one of the dangers of having AI available is that I can now spend far too long improving something that was perfectly fine in the first place. 😂

~ A sentence becomes a paragraph.
~ A paragraph becomes three options.
~ Then I have to decide which option I prefer.
~ Then I change half of it back because it doesn't sound like me.
And suddenly, what should have been a quick job has turned into a little project of its own.

I'm learning that just because something can be improved doesn't always mean it needs to be.
Sometimes good enough really is good enough.

Especially when the extra polishing takes more thinking than the original task.
𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲?

13/10/2026

Something I've been thinking about when it comes to leadership in law firms.
You're responsible for clients, deadlines, the quality of the work and often your own fee-earning targets.

And somewhere in amongst all that, you're also responsible for people.
• People who might be having a difficult week.
• People who need guidance.
• People who are doing a perfectly good job but perhaps aren't quite themselves.

The interesting thing is that the work can still be getting done.

Nothing has been missed. No complaints. No obvious performance problem.
But you might have noticed that someone who normally contributes to discussions has gone a little quiet.
What do you do with that?

It's easy to tell ourselves they're probably just busy.
And sometimes they are.

But I think there's a real leadership skill in being curious about a change without jumping to conclusions about what it means.
You don't have to know what's wrong to have a conversation.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱, 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲?

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