Category: 100 Coffees

Today's coffee companion is a writer and consultant. We talked about what we have been up to since we last met. We also talked about how management, leadership and organisations are changing, sometimes against their will. The conversation led to an interesting hypothesis, which starts with an assumption - that the skills that one requires … Continue reading 70th of 100

Today's coffee companion is not a generalist. We talked about: the perils of not thinking "London" and ending up late for an appointment how many strokes a dog will get travelling on the Tube electric bikes, how heavy they are, and how that will remain a barrier to adoption for many the wonders of Suffolk … Continue reading 69th of 100

Today's coffee companion is a veteran of the IT industry. We talked about: being cross-discipline in the world of tech the experience of being a female developer in the 1970s (and how it wasn't until the PC revolution when men really started to dominate the tech world) how birth control changed perceptions of a leadership … Continue reading 68th of 100

Today's coffee companion is a technologist with impeccable podcast taste. We talked about: the coming AI armageddon how this wave of technology might be different to all the others that technology is changing things all of a sudden that technology change actually takes a long time that lots of jobs will be lost to AI … Continue reading 65th of 100

Today's second coffee companion is a project and programme manager. We talked about: the strange reticence to change that emerges in organisations how family businesses are a bit weird but not as weird as PE-backed former family businesses the power of the Startup Priorities cards (a new digital edition coming soon) how the world financial … Continue reading 64th of 100

Today's first coffee companion is a counsellor specialising in helping prevent burnout. We talked about: our respective careers working without purpose making significant career changes his counselling proposition how burnout is something that our work culture makes difficult to self-identify (if work isn't hurting, somehow you're not working hard enough) how when you have burnt … Continue reading 63rd of 100

Today's guest is a startup founder. We talked about: the delights of e-bikes and my first commute into the office the startup that he's started up raising awareness of carbon impact amongst school-aged children the skills gaps in the decarbonization sector gamification, and whether it's getting to a point where it's so common is it … Continue reading 62nd of 100

The second of my coffee companions today helps organisations become more (little 'a') agile. We talked about: how the Elizabeth Line's changing of my mental model of London resulted in me being quite early the way in which new technologies often get introduced in remarkably sub-optimal ways and how it takes time for the world … Continue reading 61st of 100

Today's first coffee companion works in the world of developing people's talents. We talked about: The way in which the Elizabeth Line disrupts our mental models of London. Taking big ideas to the board of a company and getting their approval. The long shakeout ahead for how organisations will expect people to work The need … Continue reading 60th of 100

Today's coffee companion is a former colleague from my days at the BBC. We talked about: how my current job is going how the PlayCards are going how different environments aid memory of conversations North Kensington and the North Pole Pub the remaining reasons why people might be digital refuseniks how to encourage people to … Continue reading 59th of 100