What counts as “work”?
When you work from home, should you keep a clear boundary between work and non-work? When people are working from home, some bosses fear that they aren’t working all the […]
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Claustrophobia and an MRI scanner
I’m very claustrophobic, and I’ve been worrying all week about having an MRI scan. I hope the following information is useful for anyone in the same position. TLDR Quick verdict
Great Britain or Broken Britain? Maybe both at once??
I do love this country, but it’s got a lot of problems at the moment. It feels pretty broken, …but it’s still great. Here are 17 things that need fixing, and
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Can Happiness be taken back once you’ve had it?
Two scenarios for you: a) you go to a wonderful Kate Bush concert, you love it, but when you get back to your car it’s been broken into, window smashed
Are you REALLY too busy?
I would like to suggest that you can be temporarily too busy – and you’ll come up for air tomorrow or next week or next month – and you can
How to get promoted
Look good at the moment Be positive about new ideas, never negative Be easy to work with, low maintenance Appear in control – tidy desk, everything delivered when promised, on
The headphone trilemma
Which headphones to get?? One of my (many) first world problems is that I have three different types of headphones, and, wanting to be a minimalist but failing dismally, I
Negotiating: What’s a non-round number?
When you’re negotiating you don’t want to use round numbers because they sound made up, they make it obvious that you’re playing a game and so they invite the other
How to check if a project plan is OK
Bring me your project plan – particularly your Gantt chart – and I can tell you if it’s OK The Gantt chart says everything about a project plan – in
What I use my reMarkable tablet for
How I like to use my reMarkable…. Don’t try to read or understand them, haha! they are just to give an impression of the kind of thing….
Management Style when managing excellent teams or individuals
When you’ve got a really good person, or team, I think there are two choices you have: I developed this model orginally for remote teams, where the bottom right would
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All of the video courses I have made, so far:
The following are available on Linkedin Learning If you are lucky enough to have access (if not, maybe do the 28 day free trial, or nag your boss to subscribe
You need a better plan!
I’m so BORED with getting unsolicited junk that isn’t targeted. It’s lazy, it wastes your time and mine, and it annoys me. . Unresearched: “Have you ever thought about writing
The reality of achieving 50% S.L.O.P.
If you aren’t losing 50% of your potential business on price then you’re not charging enough! Get your Sales Lost On Price up to 50% by charging more! But how
12 ways to overcome Imposter Syndrome
We all suffer from imposter syndrome from time to time, especially at work – “I can’t believe they gave me this job”, “Why am I in charge of these people
Time Management is really only TWO decisions
As you face your desk or computer in the morning, there are only 2 decisions – what to do first, – and how long to spend on that before you
