Writing
Essays on careers, values and leading people. A new piece most Mondays.
Nouns don't always transfer
Communication. Leadership. Problem solving. The evidence isn't always in your job description.
Constraints are the Brief, not the Problem.
Most constraints have an expiry date. Almost nobody writes them down.
A question BEFORE a job hunt
Most people can't name three alternatives to their salary. Here's what happens when you sit down and try.
How to Win at Work Every Day
An Internal Scoreboard can drive daily performance AND improve your mental health. Here's how (and why) to build one.
A door, not an answer
Most of my working time is spent asking people questions. As I pivot towards coaching for a living, the work is mostly one thing. Helping someone see what they are
The Clockspeed Trap
The job ends. The clockspeed doesn't. Running your biggest decisions at company speed is how good people make bad calls.
The Polished Ones Are the Dangerous Ones
As someone being made laid-off next week, I have been spending hours back in the job market and researching how it works now. I've already been watching
28 Side Quests Worth Taking
Nobody tells you to go on a side quest. That's the whole point. A side quest has no deliverable. No ROI. No deadline and nobody to answer to.
What are you ACTUALLY building?
You don't build a reputation in the future. You build it today.
Showing Up for Yourself
Over the last few weeks, I've been writing about what it means to show up consistently. The compound effect of doing it. What it looks like when it&
The Difference Between Presence and Performance
Presence is a choice. Performance is a habit. Know which one you're practising.
Showing up when its Hard
Last week ago I wrote about the compound effect of showing up. The key assumption was a convenient one: that you feel like showing up. Some days you don'
