Never Let Ego Outshine Humility: What Kendrick Lamar’s “HUMBLE.” Teaches About Humility Every school I’ve worked in has asked its staff to be humble in some form. We ask teachers to welcome feedback after a lesson observation, to admit when a strategy isn’t working and to learn from colleagues with less experience than them. Far…… Continue reading Wisdom Wednesday #3
Category: Coaching
Wisdom Wednesday #2
What Skepta’s “That’s Not Me” teaches About Authenticity Most leaders lose themselves gradually, by becoming the version of a leader the room seems to want. This can look like you adjusting the vocabulary for one audience and the opinions for another, until the person who walks into the Monday briefing has very little in common…… Continue reading Wisdom Wednesday #2
Wisdom Wednesday #1
Never Let Fear Freeze Your Flow: Lessons from Dave’s “Question Time” 14th October 2026 · @Character_Guy1 Courage tends to fail quietly, and that makes it harder to catch than any other failure of character. When integrity goes it usually leaves evidence behind, a signature or a figure someone can point to afterwards. Courage leaves no…… Continue reading Wisdom Wednesday #1
Training Day:
When the line moves one decision at a time Training Day is my favourite film and Denzel Washington is my favourite actor, so it was inevitable that, 25 years (yes, I know!) after the film came out in October 2001, I would end up writing about Alonzo Harris, the films central character. I’ve watched it…… Continue reading Training Day:
The Year Character Outscored Talent
We didn’t win because we had the best player. We won because we became the best team. I have waited my whole life to write that sentence down and mean it. Being a Knicks fan is a long education in disappointment. There were false dawns, big signings that went nowhere (Marbury, Stoudamire, Melo), promising seasons…… Continue reading The Year Character Outscored Talent
From Wicked to Equitable: Finding Belonging in Society
My family and I were like most people across the country. We had been waiting for the new Wicked film to drop. We booked release day and went in ready for the spectacle. The film delivered what we expected: strong performances, sharp visuals and a story that still hits. But I walked out thinking about…… Continue reading From Wicked to Equitable: Finding Belonging in Society
TEDx Talk
As part of the ‘Stop Collaborate Listen’ TEDx event in Wolverhampton in July 2024, Adrian discusses what it means to be an ally, why we all need one and how we can show up for each other. Click the link below to watch Adrian’s TEDx talk about Inclusive Allyship. https://youtu.be/-krLTF1e9v8?si=3GcjtxIISkWYeLdX TEDx- Ideas worth sharing.
Authenticity
It has been just over a year since my ‘Acceptance’ blog where I shared the journey I had been on with my hair. All of my career I had conformed to the ideals and expectations of others in terms of my visible presence. As a teenager, I had tattoos, and by the time I was…… Continue reading Authenticity
Power To The People
Read Part 1: Born In The Dark – Performance Virtues In Action Read Part 2: Change Is Coming – Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Civic Virtues In Action The 22nd Commonwealth Games, Birmingham 2022. My home town; I am immensely proud of where I am from (just in case you hadn’t caught that over the last…… Continue reading Power To The People
Change is Coming
Here is the link to PART 1 (incase you missed it) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion The British Commonwealth… 56 countries. They are among the world’s biggest, smallest, richest and poorest countries and home to almost 1/3 of the world’s population. I am going to sidestep the wider issue of how the Commonwealth came into existence…… Continue reading Change is Coming
