The Steering Point Newsletter
Welcome to the Steering Point Newsletter where we aim to bring you the best and most relevant performance advice there is. This mission begins with The 1% Podcast, a source of insights and lessons from some of the best thinkers in their field of performance. We also try to make the best writing on performance available to you with two weekly articles written by the Steering Point team. Below is a sample of the Newsletter every Friday should you decide to subscribe. We hope you find it insightful but should you no longer wish to receive it you can unsubscribe at any point.
10-01-2025
What We Recorded
Value-Driven Leadership: Insights from Former Permanent TSB CEO Jeremy Masding
Jeremy Masding, former CEO of Permanent TSB and currently a Senior Adviser at Cerberus Capital Management, is the co-author, along with Emil Ivanov, of the book ‘Leading Without Winging It’. Drawing on decades of experience, Jeremy provides a practical guide to leadership and management. In their book, Masding and Ivanov present a system for running any company in a way that captures both ‘hearts’ and ‘minds’. By using a logical approach based on both rational and emotional foundations, the authors offer senior leaders ways of working that are easy to understand and implement. Jeremy and Emil make a compelling case for focusing on value creation at every level of an organisation, offering pragmatic strategies to ensure full buy-in and successful implementation of this objective.
Podcast Highlights
4 Steps to Effective Strategic Planning
“Surround yourself with a great strategy planning team, surround yourself with a blueprint that gives people consistency about how decisions are made and have a governance structure that makes those decisions efficiently and effectively and then have a group of people who just love executing.”
Creating a Robust Yet Flexible Blueprint
“If you can create a rational and emotional approach to a business that delivers a governing objective and puts that together collectively in a blueprint, you can then have integrity…”
Meetings to Attend Vs to Avoid
“I only have two buckets of meetings. I have those that were linked to the management agenda and I have those which were linked to the governance of the organisation, which might be the executive committee, the board and 1:1s. If it wasn’t in those two buckets my default position would be you don’t need me there because that is not a good use of the company’s time.”
What We Wrote
Why Inclusive Leadership Matters: Building Better Workplaces
“In today’s fast-evolving work environments, the concepts of equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are no longer just ideals—they are essential to organisational success. Inclusive leadership is at the heart of these efforts, fostering workplaces where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute. But what does it really mean to lead inclusively, and why should organisations invest in it?”
By Steering Point Founder & Partner, Shay Dalton
“In an increasingly connected world, the boundaries of the traditional workplace are dissolving. Airports, train carriages, and even cramped-for-legroom economy seats are becoming extensions of the modern office. With global work rhythms operating 24/7, professionals are often left navigating a fine line between productivity and burnout.”
By Steering Point Founder & Partner, Shay Dalton
What We Read
The 30 Best Pieces of Company Building Advice We Heard in 2024
