The dance

August 30, 2017

Don’t be surprised. Any time the exchange dissolves down to the base level, when people have a single quantifiable and shared metric against which to judge, money, the dance starts. When you’re... READ MORE

Explain the view

August 29, 2017

Things are complicated. I get it. The head bone is connected to the foot bone via two yards of systems and sinews that connect and support each other. It’s not easy... READ MORE

Two steps back

August 27, 2017

There’s an awful lot that becomes routine. Standard operating procedures get embedded in mundanity and attention moves to today’s problems. The world turns and, when nobody’s paying much attention, routines can... READ MORE

Bring a gift

August 21, 2017

No one likes to meet for the sake of meeting. It feels like a waste of your time when it’s in your office, and if you’re the one who’s taking time... READ MORE

Breathe

August 13, 2017

You send it to them, they do their bit, it comes back completed and you all get on with next thing. That’s the plan, that’s how it’s supposed to work. It’s... READ MORE