I spent about 45 minutes trying to work something out the other day. I Googled it, asked both ChatGPT and Claude, tried a couple of different things, went back through something I’d done previously to see if I could figure…
If you tell me you’ve applied for 100 jobs and haven’t got one, I still don’t really know what your job-search problem is. I know you’ve applied for a lot of jobs. That’s about it. I don’t know whether you’ve…
For years, there was something about the way I worked that I didn’t really understand. I could start the day feeling motivated, focused and ready to get loads done. Then I’d have a few meetings, a load of conversations, a…
Most people think career progression is all about hard work and hoping someone notices. But behind closed doors? There’s a little tool doing a lot of the deciding. It’s called the 9-box grid. And if you work in a corporate environment,…
Every generation has had its moment of workplace panic. In the early 2000s, it was outsourcing. In the 2010s, it was automation. Now it’s artificial intelligence. Depending on which article or social media post you read, AI is either the…
Burnout’s become one of those words people throw around all the time. Feeling tired? Burnout. Had a rubbish day? Burnout. Dreading Monday morning? Must be burnout. But real burnout is a different beast. It’s not about having a stressful week…
For most of my life I thought there was something wrong with me. I was the quiet kid who stayed indoors on my Commodore 64 while everyone else played outside. Every school report said the same thing. Quiet. Rarely participates.…
I was quoted in a Business Insider article about Robinhood’s decision to lay off around 10% of its workforce. What made the story interesting wasn’t the layoffs themselves. Unfortunately, layoffs have become so common over the last few years that they barely…
There’s this common assumption that influence comes once you’ve got a fancy job title. Manager. Lead. Head of Something. Director of Whatever. But if you’ve spent any time in the working world, you’ll know that’s not always true. Some of…
There is a meeting happening in your company that you have never been invited to and probably don’t know exists. Your name is being discussed in that meeting. Decisions are being made about your future there, whether you’ll be promoted,…
