This piece was originally the introductory bit to the 40th edition of my monthly newsletter ‘Adventures‘ There’s been a piano in my family home for as long as I can remember. While I never got past ‘chopsticks’, my mum still plays almost every day. Back in my (fairly) innocent youth,…
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5 ways to run better remote workshops
Over the past few years, a new wave of collaboration tools have been a key driver in the growth of remote working. First championed by software companies and digital nomads, organizations of all shapes and sizes are now exploring, if not fully embracing, what’s possible with remote and distributed teams….
Unlearnings from the improv class
This weekend I went to my first improv class in a little while. Improv has been one of those things the younger me would have been initially shocked at; realised made a lot of sense; then finally saw the tension: Telling stories, trying new ideas, setting up random situations: yes!…
Thinking in Bits
What’s a bit? A small amount of something, right? Or perhaps your mind goes to technology. Bits and bytes. Binary, all those zeroes and ones. What about when we think in bits? We’re probably thinking like engineers: honing down the software so it runs at its most efficient; calculating the…
Undertaking a 2019 Annual Life Review (Guide & Template)
Note: This is an updated version of this post for 2019. Head this way for the original 2018 post
When you see…
There are some things that once you see, you just can’t un-see. Your view of the world changes. However, you can’t just see these things. You have to be personally exposed to them through more than just seeing before you can really see them. And it’s important to acknowledge that…
I don’t do name tags
The other night I went to an information event for a program I’d registered interest in. It was held in a conference room at a sleek building in Midtown Manhattan; the type of place where the gunmetal elevator zooms you straight up to the 40th floor in the blink of…
The important thing before on-boarding
It’s not just about what happens once they’re on board and the vessel is setting sail. It’s not just about the on-boarding rituals that occur once they’ve arrived at the place of departure and they’re beginning to assimilate into the culture of how we do things here. It’s also about…
Freelancer to Entrepreneur: The Forest, The Mountains, and the Water
Imagine a landscape. It has a forest on one side and a mountain range on the other. The two are separated by some water. The forest is made up of luscious shades of green, so dense it’s almost a jungle. This sea of green is punctuated by snaps of red,…
Two Tunnels
Imagine your primary area of focus as a tunnel you’re digging. You may be digging into clay, sand, soil, or rock. If you have two areas of focus, you’ll have two tunnels. They may start far away or close together. Digging two tunnels simultaneously is almost definitely going to be…