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.
#311 - Who Would You Stop Being?
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#311 - Who Would You Stop Being?

Everything is solved except one thing, and it is not a logistic.
TWIL #140 - Why people are ticklish
TWIL

TWIL #140 - Why people are ticklish

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm
Who you would stop being?
Career

Who you would stop being?

You have run the numbers twice and they work. That was never the problem.
#310 - Whose definition?
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#310 - Whose definition?

Sometimes, it doesn't look like you are stuck. Thats the problem.
TWIL #139 - Why storms have names
TWIL

TWIL #139 - Why storms have names

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm
Whose definition?
Career

Whose definition?

You are not stuck. You are moving fast in a direction you never chose.
#309 - You Already Know
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#309 - You Already Know

You know exactly what you are going to do. This week is about what you think it will cost.
TWIL #138 - How Vinyl Record Players work.
TWIL

TWIL #138 - How Vinyl Record Players work.

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm
You already know
Career

You already know

You know what you are going to do. What stops you is who you think you owe.
#308 - Still good at it
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#308 - Still good at it

Last week nothing was wrong. This week something is actively right, which is harder to argue with.
TWIL #137 - The ISS from Earth
TWIL

TWIL #137 - The ISS from Earth

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm
Still good at it
Career

Still good at it

You are the one people come to, now name the last thing this job taught you.
#307 - Nothing is Wrong
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#307 - Nothing is Wrong

Five different ways that people get stuck in their career. Starting with the one where nothing is wrong.
TWIL #136 - Webcams in Tokyo
TWIL

TWIL #136 - Webcams in Tokyo

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm
Nothing is Wrong
Career

Nothing is Wrong

Unhappy people leave. Comfortable people stay for five years and call it fine.
Now

Now - September 2026

I'm still living in Dublin, Ireland. I love my space here. I can see the sea from my
#306 - Nothing Happens at Your Desk
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#306 - Nothing Happens at Your Desk

The last three weeks have been about making a plan. Now it's time to take action.
TWIL #135 - The worlds longest plane flight
TWIL

TWIL #135 - The worlds longest plane flight

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