by Derek Percival | Sep 16, 2026 | Mindset & Beliefs, Tips
There’s a particular kind of leader who fights everything. Every change, every challenge, every piece of feedback that doesn’t align with how they see things. From the outside, it looks like conviction. Like backbone. Like someone who knows their own mind...
by Derek Percival | Aug 24, 2026 | Confidence & Authenticity, Tips
Every leader I respect has told me some version of the same thing at some point: I still don’t always feel like I know what I’m doing. The ones who say it quietly, without shame, are usually the best at what they do. The ones who never say it at all are...
by Derek Percival | Aug 24, 2026 | Energy & Wellbeing, Tips
This is the business case for self-care. For the leaders who don’t respond to the wellbeing argument. Not that it doesn’t matter how you feel. But if what moves you is performance — if you’re motivated by results — then here’s the case made on...
by Derek Percival | Jul 28, 2026 | Energy & Wellbeing, Tips
If there’s one thing I’ve noticed in my leadership programs, it’s this: the most effective leaders aren’t those sprinting from meeting to meeting with calendars packed like a game of Tetris. They’re the ones who intentionally create space...
by Derek Percival | Jul 28, 2026 | Mindset & Beliefs, Tips
I’ve sat in rooms with some of the most capable leaders I’ve ever met, and watched them talk themselves out of their own potential in real time. Not because they lacked skill. Because they lacked a more important thing — the ability to question the story...
