1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,720 tell me about your vision? 2 00:00:03,980 --> 00:00:06,580 What a beautiful, big, broad question. 3 00:00:06,580 --> 00:00:11,580 And yeah, I think about vision all the time. 4 00:00:11,980 --> 00:00:14,720 I think I've been very purpose driven for a long time, 5 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:16,800 for as long as I can remember. 6 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:20,620 And it's always about empowering the leaders 7 00:00:20,620 --> 00:00:24,540 and the teams and organizations that I work with. 8 00:00:24,540 --> 00:00:28,420 And I think it's kind of sent me on a learning, 9 00:00:28,420 --> 00:00:31,440 unlearning, relearning kind of journey 10 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:33,640 over the last couple of decades. 11 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:35,520 And I can't imagine it ending. 12 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:39,140 So yeah, that's my key vision. 13 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,400 Okay, where did your vision come from? 14 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:43,500 Where did it originate? 15 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:48,160 Well, I started my career in the investment banking 16 00:00:48,160 --> 00:00:51,920 and technology and executive search sectors in London, 17 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:53,800 working for listed companies. 18 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:56,640 And I think by the time I got into executive search, 19 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:58,680 that really switched it on. 20 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:03,000 And I got to understand how organizations work, 21 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:06,560 how careers work, how people work, how leadership works, 22 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:08,920 and how cultures work. 23 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:13,740 And met thousands of people during the course of that time. 24 00:01:13,740 --> 00:01:15,360 And it really inspired me 25 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:18,280 because so many people have everything they need, 26 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:20,720 but somehow are missing the mark. 27 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:25,200 Something vital is missing, some connection to, 28 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,280 today I guess we think of it as purpose and meaning, 29 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:30,980 some sort of alignment to your first question, 30 00:01:30,980 --> 00:01:33,320 which is what is your vision? 31 00:01:33,320 --> 00:01:35,680 And I think that we're all so hectic, 32 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:39,080 we can get lost in the noise of life. 33 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:40,920 And every now and again, sort of put our heads up 34 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,420 and think, gosh, why am I doing what I'm doing? 35 00:01:44,420 --> 00:01:47,040 And I witnessed that so many times. 36 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:51,080 It really ignited a fire within me 37 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:54,280 to help people to find that. 38 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:56,520 What I think of today is a golden thread. 39 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:00,240 So you're hoping to be that sort of, 40 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:03,640 what is it, like a lighthouse pointing a direction, 41 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:05,320 trying to give them more of a direction. 42 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:07,040 Well, perhaps, yeah. 43 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:09,280 I think kind of a catalyst for change. 44 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:10,360 And it's not so much a hope. 45 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:11,720 I've been doing this, 46 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:14,660 I've had my business for 19 years now, 47 00:02:14,660 --> 00:02:17,600 and worked with amazing people around the world, 48 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:21,020 across the sectors and in lots of different cultures. 49 00:02:21,020 --> 00:02:25,680 And I think that what business needs from us today 50 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:29,680 is different to last year or the year before. 51 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:32,540 And the ability to actually stay agile, 52 00:02:32,540 --> 00:02:35,840 both in our thinking and emotionally agile, 53 00:02:37,140 --> 00:02:41,040 is really probably one of the most important things 54 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:43,720 that we can develop for ourselves. 55 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:47,120 So it's how we think rather than what we think, 56 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:50,040 which kind of dictates the future 57 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:51,480 that we're building for ourselves, 58 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:53,460 our teams and our organizations. 59 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:56,040 Absolutely. 60 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,080 So what made you begin? 61 00:02:58,080 --> 00:02:59,680 In a way, what was your why? 62 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:01,680 What's your why behind what you're doing? 63 00:03:02,920 --> 00:03:04,800 Well, exactly as I've described. 64 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:08,180 So that's sort of witnessing people 65 00:03:08,180 --> 00:03:10,040 who had all the right degrees, 66 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:11,960 they'd been to the right schools, 67 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:14,920 they'd worked for the right organizations. 68 00:03:14,920 --> 00:03:17,160 Every now and again, sort of looking up and thinking, 69 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:19,120 why am I doing this? 70 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:20,560 What's going on? 71 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:24,440 And seeing within them this extraordinary capability, 72 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:26,240 and yet it wasn't always switched on. 73 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:31,240 Or if it was, perhaps wasn't aligned in a way 74 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:33,340 that they could achieve what they set out to achieve. 75 00:03:33,340 --> 00:03:37,080 I think sometimes when we start working 76 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,840 on developing ourselves, 77 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,560 and there are very few leaders in business today 78 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:44,480 who haven't done all sorts of things 79 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:47,760 to start that development journey, 80 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:49,640 it's a lifelong journey. 81 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:50,960 But sometimes when we start, 82 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:54,440 we can lope off in one direction and then another, 83 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:56,600 and somehow miss the mark 84 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:59,100 in terms of keeping ourselves tethered 85 00:03:59,100 --> 00:04:01,040 to what our purpose is. 86 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:05,720 And our initial purpose for developing ourselves 87 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:09,000 and our businesses may end up being quite different 88 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:12,820 once we start exploring what that actually looks like. 89 00:04:12,820 --> 00:04:17,820 And the absolute joy in seeing people connected to that 90 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:20,320 and being aligned to that, 91 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:23,960 and the shifts and changes that they're able to make, 92 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:25,520 I think just kept me going. 93 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:27,040 It's the fuel, the rocket fuel, 94 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:29,880 that keeps me inspired and connected 95 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:32,680 and interested and learning constantly. 96 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:34,020 Thank you for being here today. 97 00:04:34,020 --> 00:04:36,520 I'm really happy that you tuned in to Vision Pros Live. 98 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:39,160 I'm looking forward to seeing your reactions 99 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:41,400 as these episodes continue to move forward. 100 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:43,120 This is gonna get more and more fun. 101 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:44,920 We'll have more and more engagement as well. 102 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:47,040 We'll invite people to participate in the show. 103 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:49,400 And thank you for giving us your time and attention. 104 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:52,120 Have an excellent time building out your vision 105 00:04:52,120 --> 00:05:12,120 and becoming a Vision Pro yourself.