One of the biggest reasons for success in spite of people going wholly unnoticed is that there’s never any accountability in most businesses; at least not for those in power. While people who provide a service like design, legal or engineering are often paid directly based on output, managers sidestep the output equation entirely. Managers

Have you ever noticed how your manager is awful and yet the business makes money? Ok that’s not strictly true, there are some fantastic managers out there but in my life I’ve met very few. Management and their courses, accreditation and certificates are a curse on good businesses. You need leaders and they come in

Jealousy is a strange thing. I find myself becoming quite jealous of people for the strangest reasons. One of the annoying things I do is compare myself against others based on my age. You see I am perfectly happy to see someone much more successful than me that’s older, because I think in my head

When I started out in the world I wanted everyone to know where I was going and what my life was going to look like. I kept in my head a very clear vision of where I was going, I’d pretty much even set up a charity in my head that would help people just

One of the most important things in business is to understand the viewpoint of others. In a recent book I was reading, I learnt about how actually you can classify people into just two groups; hedgehogs and foxes. At this point you’re going to think that I’ve gone crazy but I haven’t, it really does

If you’re like me then you’ll feel obliged to be open and honest with people. I’m not a person that wants to lie to people. I feel like I’m driven heavily by my own conscience and as such when asked a question I want to tell people everything I know. This can cause problems. Releasing