Which job or career should I transition into?
I get asked this quite a lot. I wish I knew the answer! It’s one of the biggest and most important questions in the world! And I’ve never seen a […]
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“You should do this Chris, it’s great!”
The number of times I’ve been told this! “Fasting!” “Cold water swimming!” “Baking your own bread!” It made me think about how many fads I’ve seen in my long life,
Unnecessary Adornments – aargh
As a half Norwegian, I love my Ø and it annoys me when people miss out the line through it and call Bjørk “Bjork” (like chalk) and Bjørn Borg “Bjorn
Creativity Challenge
I know that many blog writers get their inspiration from everyday events – in fact on linkedin you can sometimes see tenuous links between a photo someone wants to post
Christmas Present ideas for 2023
Fleece sweater – £72 – heavy but snuggly – my favourite garment of the year https://karmagear.co.uk/classic-nepalese-knitted-jacket/ (£50 if you go to this brilliant stall/shop https://www.camdenmarket.com/shops/little-kathmandu ) *** Watch winder –
The A to Z of Negotiating
Alternatives make you stronger Be a great listener – looking for what they really want, what they can give, and their weaknesses Crumble – so you can’t fail to get
The alphabet of Project Management
APM vs Agile – your choice! (I know which one I prefer) Break it down into the tasks = granularity Critical path Dependencies Estimates – and add on contingency: half
The A to Z of Success
Associate with good people Books – all the knowledge of the world is in books Comfort zone – come out of it every now and then Do and Be, not Have Enjoy
The Leadership alphabet
Appraisals Back to the floor once a year Challenges and variety Delegate at 80% – not risky if you monitor Empowerment – which requires trust Freedom ladder Growth – training
The Happiness alphabet
Audit friends Be Perfect – don’t let it rule Comparing and competing won’t make you happy Declutter – physical and mental negative Emotions – get rid of them Fun – be in child
The Sales alphabet
Admire and Comment Find something good and comment on it, genuinely, with a question Benefits not features Only the benefits you know they want, each one linked back to a
Not obvious about Selling
Some people think that Selling is common sense! Other people think it’s a really complicated science. And others think you need a particualr talent to be able to do it
My current projects
People keep asking me to work with them on exciting new ideas, and I wish I could, but all of us have finite time. I read somewhere that you should
The ultimate project management handbook, I hope!
Yes, I have finished writing The Quickstart Guide to Project Management – it took a while, it’s 300 pages, 100,000 words, and it really does tell you everything you need
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Everything is bad for you
Well, it looks as if water is OK. But anything at all interesting is bad, it seems. Smoothies, juice, vegan milk etc… But of all the things I like to
“Let’s make money from Crypto”
We’d all like to find an easy way to make money. But of course, no such thing exists, because supply and demand mean that if there is something easy and lucrative
