The 15th June, 2006 was probably my best ever day at work! I had been given the opportunity by T-Mobile UK to travel with a group of customers who had won a trip to Nuremberg to see England play Trinidad & Tobago in the football World Cup. This World Cup was going to be the biggest and best ever.... Continue Reading →
The importance of being multiskilled.
This post describes how I've grappled with my professional identity given that I'm continuously developing new skills and regularly moving from job to job.
The 5 lifestyle changes I chose as part of my reinvention.
Reinventing yourself is not easy, it takes everything you've got. I've made big changes a few times before. From unskilled manual worker to project manager. From single man to married man with kids. From local worker to international expat living abroad. From project manager to head of department and line manager. But during each of... Continue Reading →
Luck, opportunities and wonderful moments
Can we create our own good luck? This post explores some lucky moments in my life and summarises what I have learned.
What a safari park taught me about meaningful work
This was both the worst and the best job I've ever had. It made me wonder how we can make work more meaningful.
How I found the confidence to lead.
When I was younger, I never considered for one moment that I could be a leader. As I grew older, I realised that life demanded leadership from me. It took everything I’d got to rise to the challenge.
Why working for nothing was just what I needed.
Working without pay on a steam railway was not good for my education, but it helped form a mindset that has been the foundation for my career.
Life and Work, Intertwined
Stranded at Düsseldorf airport, struggling to get back to the UK where there has been heavy snow, hoping to see my family for the first time in 2 months, I decided to kill some time and write about work-life balance.
The mistakes that led to my first innovation.
Innovation can come from the person who experiences the most pain with the status quo. Here’s a story from the very beginning of my career to help illustrate this.