My wife and I were chatting on the way back from a hike about how best to improve our verbal communication skills. I have been wondering how I could improve mine, and was tossing up between trying to sharpen my own “natural” style, or mimic someone who I admire, and see if I could integrate…

Yesterday I wrote about getting back to everyone who had replied to me, and had promised to share my favourite story. Here it is. A while ago, I wrote a piece on unusual names, such as Shovel. You can read it HERE. One of my buddies, who I shall call R, has an unusual, but…

I spent this afternoon replying to all those who messaged me in the past month; if I missed you, please let me know! I have an AI filter that cleans my inbox, which is helpful, but sometimes I miss the most valuable part of this project; the replies. If you don’t know; replying to this…

I’m about to take off after my work trip to San Francisco. It has been a very long day. It all started at 3am when my alarm went off, quickly jumped in the shower then can, and scooted down to DIA for a 5am flight. I didn’t want to stress myself out, and fortunately my…

I’m up at 3am tomorrow, so no time for writing.

I had my weekly catchup with my direct report, Felipe, this afternoon. It’s the first time I have had a structured program around juniors on my team, and honestly, it’s a bit daunting. Felipe is a smart guy, but it’s a precarious time, and the opportunities he has in his home country aren’t incredible. A…