Working from home, but which home?

Working from home, but which home?

When the UK Government announced that the “work from home” directive was being lifted there were as many groans as there were cheers it seems. Some would have us believe that the great resignation is being triggered by the pressure some employers are placing on their...
Are you a leader who wears a mask for most of your working life

Are you a leader who wears a mask for most of your working life

Are you a leader who wears a mask for most of your working life? I’m not talking about the kind we have all been sporting during the pandemic. I’m talking about the one that we feel we must wear all our lives, and is shown to us first at school, where we first put it...
One of the beauties of being an investor…

One of the beauties of being an investor…

One of the beauties of being an investor and advisor to companies is the inside look you get at the way they work and the technology they use or build. In the last two weeks I spent some truly educational time with my friends at Fact360 and with a totally different...
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships

It’s true confession time. I really didn’t enjoy school between the ages of eleven and sixteen. I loved my friends, I really enjoyed playing football and cricket, but I was bored. So much so that a boy who at eleven years old, who had been told he should be heading...
It’s that time of year again

It’s that time of year again

Are you the type of person who wakes up each day and thinks “ I have to go and do THAT again”. I was, even though I liked every job I did, it was simply the fact that I HAD to do it because I was contracted to do so that bothered me. I’m a person that if I must do...