Summer has a habit of changing the rhythm of business. For some, things naturally become a little quieter as clients head off on holiday and projects pause until September. For others, the workload stays much the same, but the shape of the week changes....

At ATL, we’ve been exploring Should vs Could with our clients this year. It’s a mindset and decision-making tool designed to help businesses separate pressure-driven thinking from practical, value-led action. Most businesses struggle because too many decisions are...

Most business decisions don’t feel wrong at the time, they feel justified. You invest in something because it should improve things, you say yes to an opportunity because it makes sense.and you keep something running because it’s always been there. Individually, none...

By the time most businesses start looking at “best practice,” they’ve already identified what isn’t working. That’s exactly where we left things last month, spotting the areas causing friction. The next step might be that you try to fix it, implement changes, but it...

Businesses are full of possibilities, new tools you could implement, processes you could improve, projects you could start, but possibility can quickly become overwhelming. Many leaders recognise areas that could be improved but struggle to decide what to prioritise,...

Many business leaders don’t struggle because they lack ideas, motivation, or capability. They struggle because they are carrying too many assumptions about what they should be doing. Those assumptions often come from good places, best practice, past success, advice...