National leaders want to prove their worth in their first 100 days. For senior leaders in businesses and organisations, the only real difference is the size of their audience and the absence of media scrutiny. LinkedIn have reported that demand for external executive coaches is rising as businesses see how coaching can reduce the risk of new starters failing and avoid the costs of failure. Have you seen the light yet?

Exactly two years on from leaving the corporate world and setting up my own business, I have no regrets about becoming my own boss, in spite of the challenges. Maybe it’s time for you to do the same?

By asking yourself the right questions, you can discover the strengths and weaknesses of your underlying business assumptions, and help you respond flexibly in these uncertain times.

With the pressure on to make quick decisions so you can get ahead of the competition post Covid-19, it doesn’t always pay to trust your intuition. Recent history can shed light for us on a more effective approach to risk taking in a rapidly changing business landscape.