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What not to do when your presentation goes horribly wrong
This week on the vlog we have some footage from the frontline.
When the slides go blank, you say the wrong word or you fall over a chair (yes, it’s happened), it is really tempting to shrink.
3 daring sentences to make you more powerful
This week on the vlog is Karin Kuschik, author of “50 Sentences That Make Life Easier.”
She shares three sentences, guaranteed to change the energy, that she says will make you more powerful at work.
Your backstage pass to my speaker life AND the best questions
People often say I look calm when I step on stage. The word “look” is doing a lot of heavy lifting there…
This week, I’m sharing the reality of 24 hours as a speaker: two very different keynotes, two brilliant clients, two unique venues, plus all the setup, prep, travel, and fuelling in between.
Fear has arrived. Is it justified?
Leaders are having a tortuous realisation. They don’t think their teams see it coming.
Latest trends: Breeding, No Bosses & Circus Mirror Recruitment
The Third Way: Not RTO or Hybrid
This week on the vlog, I’m joined by Prithwiraj (he goes by Raj) Choudhury, discussing his new book The World is Your Office: How Work from Anywhere Boosts Talent, Productivity and Innovation, HBR.
The superpower we can all choose
This week, I asked Helen Tupper, of Squiggly Careers fame, and one of my favourite people, what the best business advice is that she has ever received.
Mind the AI Gap
I was recently at a professional services firm where they shared their five-year plan to pilot and roll out AI. Five flipping years!
The only thing worse than networking...not networking
Recent Glassdoor data from the US shows that over half of workers (53%) prefer not to make friends with colleagues, keeping their personal and professional lives separate.
5 years of LinkedIn: 5 unexpected learnings
What if he’s right?
A troubling thought has entered public consciousness. What if Trump (and indeed Musk) are right about some stuff?
I know, you’re trying to remember your best Malcolm Tuckers to shout at me (well worth a Google if you’ve got headphones on). But watch the vlog before you start screaming obscenities.
Ditch the naked dresses, now
A friend said last night she just wants to turn off the news, hide from the outside world and feel sad about everything that is happening.
I TOTALLY get it.
But it’s not the answer this International Women’s Day.
What if Gen Z has it right?
I’ve been asking business leaders for one word to describe Gen Z at work. These are the words they use most often.
Depopulation: should it be our valentines theme?
Throughout my life, overpopulation and the resulting climate crisis has been a looming worry. At school I remember our geography teacher wondering if China was being bold on population control in a way the rest of the world could learn from.
Your colleagues don’t want to know you
Team dinners with empty chairs.
Horror at the very idea of Friday night drinks.
Why is it so hard to get colleagues to show up, even when they’ve said they will?!
Gen Z are all the same
Yesterday, I spoke to a CEO who told me, very confidently, that everyone would soon be back in the office five days a week.
If the traitors worked in your office
If you’re not watching Traitors, do get on with your day.
If you are…what did I miss and WHO WILL WIN?
The 3 kinds of speakers…
I wanted to share with you my word for 2025 but it’s too dark so we canned it as a vlog! To follow in a carousel next week.
Instead we have the pros and cons of different kids of speaker.
Less talent? Do this.
This week all the news is about Return to Office. Especially WPP herding its teams back for four days in the office, including two Fridays a month.
Two ways to avoid rows in 2025!
The vlog today is on our annual planing session (inspired by Felix Koch’s workshop your life) which reviews our business and personal life goals for the year.