I just finished reading an excellent book called “The Practice of Groundedness” by Brad Stulberg.
What struck out to me was the way it spoke to modern first world issues of seemingly doing well but still being unable to relax, take a break, be in the moment and generally always…
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Knowing what needs to be built is the tip of the spear in a transformation program. If your requirements are clear, then everything else is easier. If they’re not, everything suffers.
They’re also typically weighted to junior people in the team. They need to grow a…
Recently I joined a new, large project in a leadership role. I replaced another executive who had been there since the start. Joining mid flight, I found it hard to feel like I was adding value. …
Make 2021 a year to embed a culture of value creation in your transformation programs.
Making a difference does not come from simply looking at how things are done today, and then seeing how they’ll be done in the new system. You may meet the feature, but you haven’t met…
It’s the simple question of ‘why?’.
It’s the culture of value creation.
What would we like to achieve? What is the purpose of this meeting? This software? The actual intent is usually a few steps above what you think it is.
A client may be replacing spreadsheets with a CRM…
If your goal is to be the best engineer, does your diary reflect this? Do you have an hour booked today to speak to a colleague across the globe on a new successful process they just completed? …
Another way to phrase this is substance over form.
I work in consulting, which basically means I work in powerpoint. Powerpoint is a great tool for presenting concise, summarised principles to an audience that only has time to digest the outcome and want it presented to them. In this context…
In sports there is a mindset that you should seek fatigue when you’re working out. You should go to the point of failure, of pain. This has long been my mindset. There is something so satisfying about the feeling of pushing through the pain of a 180km ride or interval…
2020 was a heck of a year, it goes without saying. Two things most people agree on, first that we don’t want another year like that, and second, we don’t want to go back to the way things were in 2019 either.
Here are some things I’m going to bring…
Check Linkedin, check Facebook, check instagram, check Whatsapp, check news, check twitter, put phone away for a minute, check Linkedin, check Facebook… repeat.
This is a horrible loop centred on dopamine rewards. Apps designed not to revolutionise, democratise, connect or liberate, but rather to sell ads.
I’ve been off social…
