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How (not) to be forgettable
This week, I interview one of my LinkedIn heroes, Jeremy Connell-Waite, fresh off publishing 109 Rules of Storytelling. It’s super-practical, brilliant and you should get your hands on a copy.
Are you a HENRY, a GRACE, or a CRAIG?
HENRYs (High Earners, Not Rich Yet) are back in the news and socials. Definitions vary but the term often refers to people in their 20s and 30s who earn over £100K. TikTok is awash with ways for them to be ‘work optional’ within a decade or so. The British versions also explore the tax blackhole for those earning between £100k and £125k.
How can we attack the ROOT 🦷 of the cause
When he was just 21, a dentist told my grandad that his teeth were starting to rot and it would be best to get false ones. So the dentist yanked them all out and gave him a full set of dentures which, of course, he then needed a dentist to maintain for the rest of his life.
I’ve been thinking about this while processing Microsoft’s telemetry, which shows that the average person gets 275 notifications a day, just from Teams 365 alone.
Taking my own advice (& it going very badly)
This year I decided to take my own advice and try serious exercise. As the vlog illustrates, it’s been ‘mixed’. Send encouragement, not weightlifting tips.
Love or hate Mel Robbins?
A lot of you are NOT fans! But more of you asked for the highlights from her Let Them show on Sunday in London.
So on the vlog are my favourite three takeaways (‘Let Them’ theory not included).
What not to do when your presentation goes horribly wrong
This week on the vlog we have some footage from the frontline.
When the slides go blank, you say the wrong word or you fall over a chair (yes, it’s happened), it is really tempting to shrink.
3 daring sentences to make you more powerful
This week on the vlog is Karin Kuschik, author of “50 Sentences That Make Life Easier.”
She shares three sentences, guaranteed to change the energy, that she says will make you more powerful at work.
Your backstage pass to my speaker life AND the best questions
People often say I look calm when I step on stage. The word “look” is doing a lot of heavy lifting there…
This week, I’m sharing the reality of 24 hours as a speaker: two very different keynotes, two brilliant clients, two unique venues, plus all the setup, prep, travel, and fuelling in between.
Fear has arrived. Is it justified?
Leaders are having a tortuous realisation. They don’t think their teams see it coming.
Latest trends: Breeding, No Bosses & Circus Mirror Recruitment
The Third Way: Not RTO or Hybrid
This week on the vlog, I’m joined by Prithwiraj (he goes by Raj) Choudhury, discussing his new book The World is Your Office: How Work from Anywhere Boosts Talent, Productivity and Innovation, HBR.
The superpower we can all choose
This week, I asked Helen Tupper, of Squiggly Careers fame, and one of my favourite people, what the best business advice is that she has ever received.
Mind the AI Gap
I was recently at a professional services firm where they shared their five-year plan to pilot and roll out AI. Five flipping years!
The only thing worse than networking...not networking
Recent Glassdoor data from the US shows that over half of workers (53%) prefer not to make friends with colleagues, keeping their personal and professional lives separate.
5 years of LinkedIn: 5 unexpected learnings
What if he’s right?
A troubling thought has entered public consciousness. What if Trump (and indeed Musk) are right about some stuff?
I know, you’re trying to remember your best Malcolm Tuckers to shout at me (well worth a Google if you’ve got headphones on). But watch the vlog before you start screaming obscenities.
Ditch the naked dresses, now
A friend said last night she just wants to turn off the news, hide from the outside world and feel sad about everything that is happening.
I TOTALLY get it.
But it’s not the answer this International Women’s Day.
What if Gen Z has it right?
I’ve been asking business leaders for one word to describe Gen Z at work. These are the words they use most often.
Depopulation: should it be our valentines theme?
Throughout my life, overpopulation and the resulting climate crisis has been a looming worry. At school I remember our geography teacher wondering if China was being bold on population control in a way the rest of the world could learn from.
Your colleagues don’t want to know you
Team dinners with empty chairs.
Horror at the very idea of Friday night drinks.
Why is it so hard to get colleagues to show up, even when they’ve said they will?!