Heather Bingham

** aka How CEOs Fix Problems at the Root Most SMEs don’t struggle because they lack strategy. They struggle because the strategy never reaches the organisation in one coherent piece . In practice, the real blocker is almost always the same: Leaders can see the problems clearly, but the organisation can’t see the leaders clearly. And that gap — between what the CEO knows and what the organisation experiences — becomes the breeding ground for frustration, misalignment, duplicated effort, weak...

I was reading a thoughtful piece on LinkedIn about a culture specialist who managed to sustain a positive, valued culture right up until the day the business closed its doors. And I thought, Yes, that is lovely.  In some ways. And in other ways, I believed it - entirely - yet also found it unrealistic and almost pointless. When a business closes down, do the employees need to be left wanting more? Should they be left clinging to the wreckage thinking, "It will never be this good again"? We...

We’re now on the exhausted sprint to the end of 2025. It hasn’t been the best of years, has it? If your business has smashed it, give yourself a pat on the back that knocks you off your feet. For everyone else — let’s just hope 2026 brings a lift. At OPCoachUK, much of our work is about helping people handle the rough as well as the smooth. Most of that happens in a work context: developing behaviours and attitudes that build resilience and performance. But this piece is about something else...