Matt Rutherford
Matt Rutherford
Ideas | Growth | Clarity
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Matt Rutherford
Matt

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.
293 : The Year Nothing Happened
Newsletter

293 : The Year Nothing Happened

The least glamorous career advice I have ever written, and some of the most important.
#68 - From Spain
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#68 - From Spain

Updates I've decamped to Spain for a month - it's our usual summer plan, but with a
The Compound Effect of Showing Up
Career

The Compound Effect of Showing Up

The least glamorous career advice I will write.
292 : Is it worth the fight?
Newsletter

292 : Is it worth the fight?

How to tell the difference between a system worth shaping and one worth leaving.
TWIL #122 - Intrepid Tails
TWIL

TWIL #122 - Intrepid Tails

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm
When to work the system and when to leave it
Navigating Organisations

When to work the system and when to leave it

Is the organisation you work for, worth navigating?
291 : The Consolation Prize
Newsletter

291 : The Consolation Prize

Authority lets you announce things. Influence lets you achieve them. Most leaders never close that distance.
#67 - From Dublin
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#67 - From Dublin

Updates Work remains in a holding pattern. Layoffs were announced weeks ago and we're still waiting on the
TWIL #121 - Hector the Convector
TWIL

TWIL #121 - Hector the Convector

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm
Influence without Authority
Career

Influence without Authority

How the most effective people stop waiting for permission.
I Built a Website To Show Off My Postcards. Here's What I Learned.
Blog

I Built a Website To Show Off My Postcards. Here's What I Learned.

Most of my side projects die as ideas. They live in notes apps and on scraps of paper. They get
290 : I Don't Do Politics
Newsletter

290 : I Don't Do Politics

You do. You just don't know it yet.
Now

Now - May 2026

I'm still living in Dublin, Ireland. I love my space here. I can see the sea from my
#66 - From Dublin
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#66 - From Dublin

Updates Another week sitting with the uncertainty of layoffs at work. It's a strange headspace to operate in.
TWIL #120 - Fact Factories
TWIL

TWIL #120 - Fact Factories

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm
The Politics You're Already In
Career

The Politics You're Already In

You're already playing. You just don't know it yet.
289 : When your best idea isn't enough
Newsletter

289 : When your best idea isn't enough

What actually carries an idea through an organisation
#65 - From Dublin
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#65 - From Dublin

Updates Eugh - not a great week. Work has rumours of layoffs, every conversation seems to be 10% heavier as we