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The emperors have no clothes
There are some events that leaders in the corporate world are not equipped to deal with. Typically it's wars and conflicts with high...

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Oct 17, 2023
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Taking toddlers to adult things . . .
I've just realised that sounds way worse that I meant it to. I don't mean 'adult things' like stripshows or brothels and such like....

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Oct 3, 2023
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Old bull young bull
That's the expression we used in our family whenever I'd get into a disagreement with my dad. I guess it means that there's only room for...

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Sep 30, 2023
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Finding the right bid team
Pretty much every consulting bid now has a requirement to demonstrate that it is fulfilling the target client's diversity and inclusion...

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Sep 28, 2023
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Getting diversity and inclusion right
The UK newspaper the Guardian published a survey recently that showed that girls aged between 7 - 21 in the UK felt more miserable in the...

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Sep 25, 2023
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Lots of daily life is an endurance test
Particularly if you have kids. I look at Loki with his beautiful toddler innocence and enthusiasm for everything and wonder to myself...

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Aug 16, 2023
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Kids make you smarter, by accident.
It was the same with Loki's older brother Finn when he was a late toddler in the early noughties. Always questioning stuff and wanting to...

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Aug 13, 2023
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It's all about the numbers
The outside world will say 'don't be deceived into thinking anything else. Building trust in society, solving complex problems for the...

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Aug 8, 2023
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Beware friendly neighbours . . .
Our neighbours suddenly started being nice to us. Inviting us over, giving us gifts, and generally being very communicative. Despite the...

Trig50ish
Jul 28, 2023
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Toddlers can be desperately boring
No amount of paternal love generated by those beautiful 2 and half year old innocent blue eyes staring longingly into mine can hide the...

Trig50ish
Jul 26, 2023
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Obscure side effects of co-morbidities
When you've got a lot wrong with you, it seems to be an invitation for a lot of other things to hop along for the ride. Some of them are...

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Jul 15, 2023
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Regretting your bucket list
I sit firmly on the side of those who argue that people should have the right to choose the time of their own death. I guess where I...

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Jul 13, 2023
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Always a moment for tea time anthems
It's been an amusing day for me today triggered by when people ask me 'how are you?' I can genuinely respond, 'Oh I'm fine, and pissing...

Trig50ish
Jul 5, 2023
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Australia is so much safer than the UK
In the 20 years I lived in Australia as a lad, surrounded by deadly snakes and spiders, at no stage did I experience such horror as...

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Jul 3, 2023
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Having a sense of purpose
There are so many Chief something or other roles these days that if you haven't got Chief in your title then you really are an also-ran....

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Jun 30, 2023
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Leadership days
Every year we get invited to a large room for 7 hours where we have to listen to a collection of senior partners give us speeches that...

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Jun 30, 2023
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Deep sector expertise . . . somewhere
One of the things you're told when you're part of a large consulting firm is that 'no matter what the problem, there's someone in our...

Trig50ish
Jun 28, 2023
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Cost transformation
People used to ask me when I was a roving international consulting expert, 'so, what does good look like?' And for a while I'd say...

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Jun 26, 2023
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First school photograph
Something about human evolution makes parents see their own children as utterly captivating, and beautiful to boot. But not every child...

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Jun 25, 2023
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The peril of Business Development
You don't win new business as a consultant unless you invest time in nurturing client relationships, create relevant ideas to help your...

Trig50ish
Jun 23, 2023
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