Future Of Work
The secret of long-lasting businesses
Company life expectancies are reducing - dramatically. One secret of those that live longest? They focus their energies on the
📝 Writing
I’ve published 500+ articles on everything from entrepreneurship and creative careers to the future of work and learning. Whether you’re looking for insight, inspiration, or something to spark your next move, I hope you’ll find it here. Pick a category below, or just scroll through…
A.I.
When your AI presentation needs bug spray
Standing in the gardens of a mind-boggling eco-architectural project outside Mexico City, talking about AI's future and technology's ancient past. Not your typical speaking gig.
Future Of Work
The Creds Doctor
An emerging role that has plenty of unserved demand.
Future Of Work
8 questions to get better at hiring
How to get better at hiring? A few simple questions can go a long way…
Hiring is one of the
Creative Business
Steve Albini's letter to Nirvana (No business lessons required)
The legendary producer who died this week wrote one of the best professional letters ever. You'll see why without me explaining it.
Coaching
The (secret) secret of Manchester City's success
Why every team needs goalkeeper #3
Creative Business
(De)Risky Business
A few years ago I went to an event featuring a talk by William Reeve. He’s co-founded no less
Coaching
Mentoring: What, Why... How?
I get the strong sense there’s a growing demand for mentorship - both to give and receive. But why?
Entrepreneurial Endeavours
Deep in the hole at SXSW
“Even now, no one’s willing to talk about failure”.
I heard this from a few people at SXSW this
Future Of Work
A new type of job - straight from the past
Disney has it. So does Levi’s. IBM definitely do. Stripe probably will soon. Even Theranos has one (albeit an
Future Of Work
Jobs of the Future: The Company Historian
Disney has it. So does Levi’s. IBM definitely do. Stripe probably will soon. Even Theranos has one (albeit an alternative version). Can you guess what it is?
Future Of Work
Future Jobs: The Fractional Company Historian
Disney has it. So does Levi’s. IBM definitely do. Stripe probably will soon. Even Theranos has one (albeit an
How-To Guides
How to use Figma for building online courses
Over the last few months I’ve been using Figma as the design engine for building our new online course.
NYC
Monday night storytelling
You know that event you kept meaning to go to, then realise it’s 4 years later and you’ve
Mindsets & Growth
Viva la voz
A more effective - and authentic - way to set up a meeting.
Portfolio Career
Full Stackers
I've long believed in the value of cultivating "Lowercase Skills" - being a an uppercase Strategist
Independent Paths
The unspoken layoffs
The thing no one talks about when it comes to layoffs.
Startups
3 learnings from validating a new startup idea
A trio of counter-intuitive learnings from the early stages of sculpting a new venture