Thoughts
Blog
Here’s my blog on strategy, work, words and communications.
If you enjoy it, get it first by signing up for Matterings, my fortnightly e-newsletter.
More insight, more personal.
Choosing our reactions
“Ev’ry action has its equal, opposite reactions
Thanks to Hamilton, our cab’net’s fractured into factions
Try not to crack under the stress, we’re breaking down like fractions”
There’s plenty of research on the cost of bad writing in business
There’s plenty of research on the cost of bad writing in business. The data suggests that the average white-collar worker spends around 136 minutes a week trying to make sense of poor writing.
What not to say
Recently a visitor to Buckingham Palace was interrogated about her origins by a lady-in-waiting.
It’s not always easy to find the right words
It’s not always easy to find the right words. Sometimes we sit with a blank screen before us, even when we write for a living.
But some tricks make it easier.
What does your workplace reward?
One area Grant looks at is workplace culture. He feels he paid too little attention to how teams and organisations shift towards norms of generosity.
Overcoming overwhelm
She’s not alone. Many of us feel we’re drowning in a sea of overwhelm.
Letting go
I let go of something last week. Something that's been in my life for the last few years. Something I perhaps should have let go sooner. I'm not a hoarder, and I'm not sentimental about stuff. I've joined the local Buy Nothing group and have farewelled...
Make generosity part of your growth strategy
I love the principle that we should be coming from a place of generosity and kindness.
Changing plans
Strategies are not carved in stone, like a headstone on a grave.
Subscribe
I write regularly on strategy, work, words and communications. Subscribe to my newsletter to read it first.
Subscribe
We’ll only use your email address to send you (good quality) emails and you can unsubscribe any time.