Matt Best

We do tend to talk a lot about, obviously, about the business side and it all comes back to sort of growth. But I think, Mike, what you just shared there is exactly the point of this, right? There's the people side of things and how important that is. I mean, that's great, Mike.

We do tend to talk a lot about, obviously, about the business side and it all comes back to sort of growth. But I think, Mike, what you just shared there is exactly the point of this, right? There's the people side of things and how important that is. I mean, that's great, Mike.

That's quite a high level of maturity in terms of from a leadership perspective that a leader is willing to say, look, that's exactly what I need. I know I'm not sort of going to step out of the numbers for a minute and go back to the roof of my business that might be the people. So, yeah. Absolutely looking forward to digging into that with you a little bit more today.

That's quite a high level of maturity in terms of from a leadership perspective that a leader is willing to say, look, that's exactly what I need. I know I'm not sort of going to step out of the numbers for a minute and go back to the roof of my business that might be the people. So, yeah. Absolutely looking forward to digging into that with you a little bit more today.

I mean, Johnny, how do you follow that?

I mean, Johnny, how do you follow that?

Mike, I can see you're sort of chomping at the bit.

Mike, I can see you're sort of chomping at the bit.

I often share some experiences with family and that I've had with family and I was lucky enough to have my parents over visiting recently. So I think something that I've really taken away in the last couple of weeks probably is just that we will talk about sort of work life balance and how important it is.

I often share some experiences with family and that I've had with family and I was lucky enough to have my parents over visiting recently. So I think something that I've really taken away in the last couple of weeks probably is just that we will talk about sort of work life balance and how important it is.

But actually, outside of all of those discussions, it was just reconnecting with family and reconnecting with people that you love and then trying to find that. They're trying to find that balance. But I think the most interesting thing is how that's provided motivation in other areas. So, for example, I went on a little jog on the weekend, which has been a long time since I have.

But actually, outside of all of those discussions, it was just reconnecting with family and reconnecting with people that you love and then trying to find that. They're trying to find that balance. But I think the most interesting thing is how that's provided motivation in other areas. So, for example, I went on a little jog on the weekend, which has been a long time since I have.

And it was just sort of I felt like it had been inspired by just sort of reconnecting with other parts of my life. And it's given me more drive than in a sort of in a work environment. and a business growth context. So just being able to be conscious of how these things all intertwine and connect with one another, I think is really, really important. So that's my reflection.

And it was just sort of I felt like it had been inspired by just sort of reconnecting with other parts of my life. And it's given me more drive than in a sort of in a work environment. and a business growth context. So just being able to be conscious of how these things all intertwine and connect with one another, I think is really, really important. So that's my reflection.

But Mike, I think that example that you gave is just demonstration of your sort of credibility in this space and what people really look for when they want to embark on a conversation with you or they hire you to provide services. I mean, tell us just a little bit about your journey so far. How have you come to be where you are today?

But Mike, I think that example that you gave is just demonstration of your sort of credibility in this space and what people really look for when they want to embark on a conversation with you or they hire you to provide services. I mean, tell us just a little bit about your journey so far. How have you come to be where you are today?

Here's something you said there. We've got to work out what works for us. And it's this sort of concept that it's individual and everybody's is going to be slightly different and is going to look ever so slightly different. And I think it's sort of corporate culture. Sometimes it's, well, this is what the business defines as good work-life balance. I'm going to use that term again, but

Here's something you said there. We've got to work out what works for us. And it's this sort of concept that it's individual and everybody's is going to be slightly different and is going to look ever so slightly different. And I think it's sort of corporate culture. Sometimes it's, well, this is what the business defines as good work-life balance. I'm going to use that term again, but

does that apply to everybody absolutely not it can't possibly apply to everybody so it's understanding individual situations and providing that sort of autonomy maybe control like but it's just even that mindful being mindful about it as an individual and having conversations about it with your organization or your business and sort of working out how how that works best for you and actually i'm fascinated in how that works and coming from um having started my career in

does that apply to everybody absolutely not it can't possibly apply to everybody so it's understanding individual situations and providing that sort of autonomy maybe control like but it's just even that mindful being mindful about it as an individual and having conversations about it with your organization or your business and sort of working out how how that works best for you and actually i'm fascinated in how that works and coming from um having started my career in