👋 Hey there, David here
Welcome to Mind Your Business — my new blog where I share insights on mindset, motivation, leadership, persuasion, and teamwork.
As an international keynote speaker trusted by brands worldwide, I spend a lot of time on stage — and when I’m not, I’m diving into the research on what drives performance, influence, and connection. This newsletter is where I’ll bring those insights straight to you.
If you’re a business owner, team leader, or high performer looking to grow, you’re in the right place.
THIS MONTH’S INSIGHT
How to Retain Top Talent
In my latest blog, I draw on insights from Forbes, Harvard, and MIT to highlight 16 tools that help business owners and team leaders retain their top performers.
In the article, I dive into:
Offering growth, before they ask.
Having honest, ongoing conversations.
Celebrating wins loudly, and publicly.
MEADE ON THE MOVE
This summer has been full of adventures, both on stage and off:
Emceeing & hosting in Mexico 🇲🇽
Keynote speaking in Galgorm, Northern Ireland 🎤
Researching in Edinburgh, United Kingdom 📚
Sightseeing in Washington, D.C., US 🏛️
If you find yourself in D.C. — don’t leave without trying Levain Bakery’s soft cookies. Trust me. 🤤
Want to know where I’m headed next? ✈️ Follow me or my CSR team-building company Lightbulb Teams on LinkedIn and Instagram for the latest adventures.
FROM THE FEED
1. Most popular: 10 Guaranteed Ways to Destroy Your Team’s Trust
Here’s one of my highest performing posts on LinkedIn - check it out if you want to learn more about building world class teams.
Each issue I’ll share a hidden gem that you might have missed on my feed, that has a great lesson.
THIS CAUGHT MY EYE
Every now and then I stumble on something that sticks with me — and this week it’s a TIKTOK!
I don’t promote mindlessly scrolling but’s when I got sent this video, I found myself firstly choked-up (the dad), but it highlights that our percieved value in ourselves and the world around us, can be greater than we first thought. Scroll at your own risk.
DAVID IN FORBES
Why ‘Belief’ Might Be Your Team’s Most Underrated Performance Tool.
This summer, I published an article for Forbes exploring some of the most fascinating research I’ve come across lately — the convergence of performance psychology with something we usually only associate with medicine: the placebo effect.
