David NETTLETON'S BLOG

Resources and food for thought

Co-Founder Relationships
The Stages of a Co-Founder Relationship

At some point, every co-founder relationship changes. Yet founders rarely plan how their relationship must evolve. Recognising the key stages helps you anticipate when your relationship needs to change. Because if you don’t consciously evolve it, t...

19 April 2026

Building an effective feedback culture – Some guidance and models

Feedback is at the heart of good company culture and an effective team. It provides the information we need to collaborate, learn, adapt, improve, and succeed. Fundamentally, I think its useful to consider that the free flow of information is [&helli...

13 February 2026

OKRs Objectives Key Results
Designing Metrics for Motivation

Metrics are usually treated as tools for performance and accountability. In reality, they shape how people think, behave, and feel under pressure....

5 January 2026

OKRs Objectives Key Results
A Short Guide to OKRs and How to Implement Them

I have helped dozens of companies implement Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) as a system of goal setting. First introduced to the world in Andrew Grove’s cult classic – High Output Management, OKR’s are designed for teams dealing w...

5 December 2025

A Visioning Guide

“The hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine” Ralph Waldo Emmerson One of the most powerful skills for creating change in our lives, organizations, and society is the ability to visualize and envision what we tru...

24 January 2025

Tenacity Training: Why Embracing Life’s Challenges Fuels Your Growth

Are you avoiding doing something you know is important Well, here are a whole load more incentives to do it! Taking on your challenges and pushing against resistance, exercises and grows your Anterior Midcingulate Cortex, which is the part of [&helli...

4 November 2024

team social movement
How to lead your team like a social movement!

Next-generation CEOs are leading social movements, not companies. They understand that business must play a central role in re-balancing society, given its immense influence and power. Evidence highlights the significant impact of social movements on...

26 July 2024

Griener Curve Leadership Crisis
The Leadership Transition – Am I the right person to be the CEO?

Are you facing difficult choices about your own role running a young and growing company In the secret diary of a first time CEO, one of the most stirring phases in the story encompasses the inevitable Crisis of Leadership. When […]...

17 June 2024

Change-and-transitions
Rethinking Your Life Part 2: 6 tips for dealing with inevitable change

Dealing with change Welcome back to Rethinking Your Life. Please do read the thoughts found within part 1 prior to reading this. So if you are looking to find a new start in life, here are 6 crucial tips I […]...

30 November 2020

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Rethinking Your Life Part 1: Dealing with Change

Dealing with change Welcome to the first post of this blog! In this space I wish to share with you some thoughts, ideas and insights I’ve been developing based on my experience with coaching and on intense research I undertake […]...

9 November 2020