All talk

July 21, 2018

Some meetings, and let’s all hope they are few, are all talk. Which means things may progress, particularly nebulous thought-based things, but there are no actual decisions. It’s about the time... READ MORE

It’s messy

July 20, 2018

Think about the thinking process. It’s messy. To get from your initial state of relative ignorance to the final state of a working solution involves a trip around the houses, and... READ MORE

Loosen one notch

July 19, 2018

We are busy, important, main-lined into every significant conversation. We make decisions, hold positions, have opinions. We have more going on that we can reasonably handle, too many meetings, so much... READ MORE

Tighten one notch

July 18, 2018

There are many moving parts, there always are. And their natural desire is to find a way of moving as freely, as independently, as possible. The way we accommodate that in... READ MORE

No more prat-falls

July 16, 2018

There’s always good in what you do and the way you do it. It’s good to focus on the good. To recognise and emphasise the things you do well, to talk... READ MORE