Matt Rutherford
Matt Rutherford
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Matt Rutherford
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Matt

Dublin, Ireland
I coach people through career and leadership decisions. Thirty years in tech, most recently Meta. Writing weekly on practical career growth. DJ and flâneur out of hours.
You need somebody to hold the list up against what you are about to do and say, that is not what you told me. Nobody does that to themselves.
Career

Decisions you can stand on

You did the exercise. The report is in your inbox. Last week a decision arrived and you made it the old way.
Stuff that MattRs #315: When your values disagree with each other
Newsletter

#315 - When your values disagree with each other

Right against wrong resolves quickly. Right against right can run for months.
TWIL #144 - An offer I couldn't refuse
TWIL

TWIL #144 - An offer I couldn't refuse

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I’m putting
Right against wrong gets resolved very quickly. Right against right can take a lot longer.
Career

When your values disagree with each other

The decision you keep circling is not right against wrong. It is two things you care about, and only one of them fits.
#314 Which means what?
Newsletter

#314 - Which means what?

Two people, the same three values, opposite decisions. The words were never the problem.
#79 - Weeknote From Dublin
Weeknote

#79 - Weeknote From Dublin

Updates Sunday afternoon of a bank holiday weekend here in Ireland, and the clocks have fallen backwards signalling the arrival
TWIL #143 - Disco beat the Death Star
TWIL

TWIL #143 - Disco beat the Death Star

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I’m putting
Nobody considered anything carefully in two hours.
Job hunt

Why does my CV get rejected immediately?

You applied at six. The rejection landed at eight. It feels like a robot read your CV and binned it.
Two people with Family on the list write two different sentences. The sentences are the actual values.
Career

Which means what?

"Family" is on everyone's list. The word is where the agreement ends.
#313 - You Already Had Them
Newsletter

#313 - You Already Had Them

Your values are not a discovery. They are sitting in decisions you made years ago.
#78 - Weeknote From Dublin
Weeknote

#78 - Weeknote From Dublin

Updates Feels like I am back in rhythm with my weeknotes now. As I get ready to launch my new
TWIL #142 - Live in a UFO!
TWIL

TWIL #142 - Live in a UFO!

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I’m putting
You already had them
Career

You already had them

You turned down that job three years ago and never quite explained why. There was a reason. You just never wrote it down.
Who is the machine working for?
Books

Who is the machine working for?

What are you outsourcing, and what are you abdicating?
#312 - The Values Finder
Newsletter

#312 - The Values Finder

Two years ago, I wrote one of my most read articles - this week it becomes free, interactive and can help define your next steps.
#77 - From Dublin
Weeknote

#77 - From Dublin

Updates Its been a few weeks, and while I don't have any excuse - I do have a few
TWIL #141 - Be polite to your AI friend
TWIL

TWIL #141 - Be polite to your AI friend

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm
The Values Finder
Coaching

The Values Finder

You have been running on the same five values for years. You just never wrote them down. Twenty minutes fixes that.