Cold toast

June 6, 2016

There’s plenty that goes wrong. News feeds, twitter, blogs, the water cooler - half the world seems bent on telling us all that’s Pete with the other half.... READ MORE

500 days and counting

June 4, 2016

Projects come and go. There’s a start, then the doing, then the putting away the chairs. The thing about running a team or a business - that distinguishes them from a project... READ MORE

Communications skills

May 29, 2016

You can tell them what you think of them, have frequent one-to-ones, discuss performance and how you’d like them to behave, give pep-talks, update contracts, finesse job descriptions, change your tone... READ MORE

How to moan?

May 27, 2016

Sometimes you find yourself in a situation where there’s a lot wrong. Everywhere you look there are things not to like and decisions that stink - or at least, they stink... READ MORE

Rage and pride

May 26, 2016

It’s not possible to please all of the people all of the times they wish you’d bend over backwards and bail them out of their difficulties. Sometimes, yes. Always, no. Most people... READ MORE