Twice today I've referred people to an article I wrote back in 2014 entitled "Is it really happening so quickly?". The gist of the piece was a retort to the often-heard claim that things these days are happening ever so much faster than they ever have done. In the article I resorted to using actual … Continue reading The Long Nose
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It's that time of year when people predict the year ahead. Strap in... 2018 will be pretty much the same as 2017. Some things will be different. Most of the things that are different will just be following a trend. A handful will be dramatically different. The things that are following trends are the ones … Continue reading 2018 Futureballs
Oh boy I buy a lot of books on Kindle. Here's 2017's method of mass consumption in order of purchase... Pre-suasion Robert Cialdini's long-awaited follow up to the seminal book Influence, in which he looks at the ways in which we can seed people and situations to make influence more likely. City of Fortune I … Continue reading Bookshelf 2017
On Thursday my friend and podcasting co-host Chris went for a walk. Since knowing about the 90 Waypoint Walk from seeing Marcus Brown present at Silicon Beach in 2016, it's been singing I've been itching to try. Christmas rambles seemed to be the ideal opportunity. The 90 Waypoint Walk is a route that can be followed anywhere. … Continue reading Walking
This week I have learned: Going for a walk is restorative The ability to just take random turns is a metaphor for my working life at the moment. It's liberating. Even more so when you secure a big new contract I need to find a way (and a venue) to bring Marcus's The Passing to … Continue reading Weeknote 366: rambling
It feels to me like attitudes towards technology are beginning to change at senior levels. There are undoubtedly a fair few senior executives who wear technological unawareness as a badge of honour in exactly the way they wouldn't if it was finance. But they are becoming rarer; most execs now understand that technology is important … Continue reading Connecting the Boardroom
There is a thought experiment that I picked up a year or so ago, and the origins are sadly forgotten. It goes a little something like this: You have found out that the world is in mortal danger. Aliens are coming. They land in 60 minutes. When they land, they will take over the planet … Continue reading The Rumsfeld Paradox
This week I have learned: Anyone who throws insults at single parents should try being a single parent for a short period of time. Running sessions via video and web is so much more tiring that running them in person. I'm getting even more curmudgeonly about the use of the word "Talent" when people really … Continue reading Weeknote 365: A year’s worth
This week I have learned: Being 47 is pretty much identical to being 46. The Dutch language makes me snigger. Bitcoin is actually dangerously stupid. By 2020 at current rates of growth it will consume all electricity. Already it consumes the equivalent of Morocco. Even in our highly connected world, it's possible to be a … Continue reading Weeknote 364: annuities
I heard yesterday of a couple of companies with whom I've worked falling victim to something of a scam artist, purportedly offering to help them with business development. I was also recently chatting to someone who was relatively new into the world of free range working, and exploring how I go about selling. The thing … Continue reading Always be selling
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