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
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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
This week I have learned: going out and talking about the PlayCards is hard work. Here's a thing that I have made, into which I have ploughed a lot of thought and energy over the years. Putting it in front of people makes me feel incredibly vulnerable. The conversations are good, but I can't help … Continue reading Weeknote 630: revision
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
Today's coffee companion is a technologist who works in government. We talked about Why multitasking in humans is a myth, and how single tasking increases your productivity The tendency for any generation to use the prevailing technology of the time as a metaphor for how humans work How still most computers don't actually multi-task, they … Continue reading 58th of 100
Today's coffee companion is an HR consultant. We talked about: The emerging crisis in veterinary care Introducing hierarchy-less structures into professional settings How the exercise of reducing everything to one of three colours sounds like an incredible piece of conceptual art. Yet that's RAG reporting... The importance of cake and exercise The opportunities when technical … Continue reading 57th of 100
This week I have learned: of the death of Pat Fish, who was The Jazz Butcher. They were a band that I loved in my teens. Every time I wait for a bus at Waterloo Station I'm reminded of the album Fischoteque. One of their songs popped up on Spotify a few days ago, and … Continue reading Weeknote 629: Fish
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