As I wrote in my last post, since turning 50 I’ve found myself wrestling more often with those big, existential questions. It’s a real tension: my mission is to help people connect with information and inspire them to reach their potential, yet sometimes the world stage makes it feel like we're heading in the opposite … Continue reading When the world feels heavy, look closer to home
Tag: writing
Playfulness
Why do we often show up so differently at work than in the rest of our lives? Why do our work selves have to be so different from our everyday selves? Lots of times through my career I've been pleasantly surprised to find out how fun and playful colleagues can be. But you often only … Continue reading Playfulness
Hiut Denim
Last week I visited somewhere I've wanted to go for ages. And I spent more money on a single pair of jeans (again) than I've spent on a whole suit in the past!Why the hell would I do that?1. They are Hiuts. Simply the best quality jeans I have ever owned (this is my second … Continue reading Hiut Denim
The dojo
This is my dojo. Wait a minute... Where are the mats? The punchbags? The people in white suits shouting? Well that's one kind of dojo, yes. One in which I have spent a huge portion of my adult life! But the dojo is not exclusive to martial arts. The word "dojo" means a place of … Continue reading The dojo
My big problem with using AI content
You’d have to have been living under a rock for the last year or more not to have heard of ChatGPT. But for those unfamiliar with this phenomenon, it's a Large Language Model (LLM) AI tool developed by Open AI and now backed by Microsoft. It’s a very, very clever tool. Type in a few … Continue reading My big problem with using AI content
What’s a hedgehog got to do with anything?
K.I.S.S. Not the Prince song, the acronym - Keep It Simple, Stupid. It’s blunt advice, but also very valuable. In many areas of life, the simple strategy is often the best one. In his landmark book Good to Great, Jim Collins and his team came across this same thing in all of the successful companies … Continue reading What’s a hedgehog got to do with anything?
Simple work vs. the cost of living
Back in 2020, while in the middle of a lengthy renovation of our front garden, I wrote a post about monotonous work. I found myself thinking about that again today. You see, in the kind of work that I do (professional services/management consultancy), sometimes I finish a day’s work and wonder what I have actually … Continue reading Simple work vs. the cost of living
That Richard Bloke 