July 8, 2024
How to feel confident stepping onto a plane
If I told you that pilots were trained by ‘throwing them in at the deep end’, how would you feel … Read More “How to feel confident stepping onto a plane”
July 5, 2024
How to deal with an anticlimax
Of course I’m pleased that the last lot are gone. I’m not sure yet that I’m happy the new lot … Read More “How to deal with an anticlimax”
July 2, 2024
Feeling a little bereaved today.
I have a confession to make. For just over a year now I’ve been spending my Tuesday evenings with another … Read More “Feeling a little bereaved today.”
July 1, 2024
How are you going to pay for it?
It’s a question that’s often asked of politicians, rarely well answered. So today, I’m sharing this from The Taxing Wealth … Read More “How are you going to pay for it?”
June 28, 2024
What it really means to be human
“Under neoliberalism everyone has to negotiate their fate alone, bearing full responsibility for problems that are often not of their … Read More “What it really means to be human”
June 27, 2024
Baby boomer organ grinders are planning to retire
And that means a lot of businesses will ‘retire’ with them. Roughly 69% of them, according to Employee Ownership. 120,000 … Read More “Baby boomer organ grinders are planning to retire”
June 26, 2024
If you want people to see your value, show your work.
I used to wonder how potters could charge so much for their pots, until I took up pottery as a … Read More “If you want people to see your value, show your work.”
June 25, 2024
How to take a break from your business 10: When you get back, let go
I realised this week that I’d forgotten a very important step in how to take a short break from your … Read More “How to take a break from your business 10: When you get back, let go”
June 24, 2024
If your Promise of Value doesn’t cover everything you do, it means nothing.
I have to admit that public toilets are another bugbear of mine. Usually the lack of them, and often the … Read More “If your Promise of Value doesn’t cover everything you do, it means nothing.”
June 14, 2024
Who measures productivity in mouse movements?
On the radio today, a story about how some employees in a US firm have been sacked for using mouse-jigglers … Read More “Who measures productivity in mouse movements?”
