Originally released in 2017, the documentary film ‘Avicii: True Stories’, charting the career and personal life of Swedish DJ and music producer Tim Bergling aka Avicii, reappeared just before Christmas 2018 after a few months off screens following his death. For me its return to screens was timely. In the…
The key to spreading your ideas
In last week’s episode of his Akimbo podcast, Seth Godin tells a story about blue tit birds. You can listen to it from approx 5 mins in via the player below, but here’s the abridged version. Blue tits can’t drink milk, but they do like cream. Somewhere along the line,…
Trade-offs
A lot of life seems to be about trade-offs. Experimentation / Focus Enough / Perfect Altruism / Business Creativity / Critique Smart / Casual Risk / Safety Self / Others This / That These things aren’t always at odds. Some are opposites, but a lot are just adjacent. Balancing and…
Trust, Lock-in and Switching Costs for Coaches, Consultants, and Advisors
This is post is about lock-in. Let’s get the Urban Dictionary definition out of the way first (it’s the first place my mind went to…): The largely illegal state of a bar or pub during the period of time after last call, during which the bar is locked to all incoming would-be patrons…
Tickets podcast: Marc Lewis on running the world’s most awarded advertising school
Listen now:Apple Podcasts | Castbox | Overcast | Spotify | Stitcher | Acast | Google Play Imagine the world’s most awarded advertising school. Perhaps you’re picturing it housed in an imposing campus of magnificient Edwardian buildings made of stone and marble, or a gleaming high rise in midtown Manhattan. In fact you’ll find it on the top floor of a former church…
Career Fuel: What do they remember you by?
Positioning, Storytelling and Epitaphs for building a networ and career One of the inevitable obligations for celebrities launching a new film, book, or live tour is the press junket. The press junket ranges from long-form podcast interviews, to chat show appearances, or answering a few quickfire questions over email. A…
When is it hard to do, or easy to finish?
This can often be the case for freelancers doing work for a client. Hard to do as it’s not always aligned with our vision, our identity. We have to work to find the balance; fulfilling client requirements while injecting our own skills, style, and approach. The good news is this…
5 common myths about coaching
During my journey into coaching, first as a client and then as a coach, I’ve spent quite a bit of time navigating a landscape that can feel a little confusing. As coaching is still a relatively nascent area (particularly in certain countries, cultures and industries), a lot of people aren’t…
Workshop Slide Deck (guided): Lifecycles in products, companies, and careers
Introduction This is a workshop session I designed and facilitated in Summer 2018 (annotated and abbreviated version, with some classroom exercises and notes included for other educators to reference). Here’s the Slideshare version, although this annotated one is far better of course 😉 I created this as part of the growth…
On the guestlist: Making season 1 of the Tickets podcast
A few weeks ago I received an email from someone telling me they’d just finished the whole season of the Tickets podcast. There’s a mix of gratitude, pride, and slight trepidation in knowing someone has invested their time into something you’ve designed and created. In this case, it involved 10+…