Reinventing one’s career

Throughout our lives’ situations arise, often unplanned, where we are forced to reinvent ourselves. Be it a change in personal circumstances or perhaps linked to an employer we work for. In all kinds of situations, we find ourselves asking ‘what next?’

Why are some people more boring than others?

Back in 2010, I explored what it was that made a leader ‘inspirational’, I brought it down to five main elements: Confidence, Emotional Intelligence, Pragmatism, Adaptability and Intellectual Curiosity, which I explored in detail.

Mistakes need not always be painful

I am sure that I have learned more from my mistakes, and the mistakes of others, than I have from my successes. Success always comes at a cost. A cost in time, often money and always in mistakes. To prove this, there’s a word game called ‘Wordle’.

Which half?

It seems like a philosophical question, whether the glass is half empty or half full. It’s certainly not a practical question; from a mathematical point of view, both statements are equivalent.

Upside down management

You can spend your time managing upwards; worrying about your bosses, what they are up to, and how you can gain more influence from them. Or you can focus downwards instead. Neither is good and both are bad.

Don't wait to get invited to the party!

Organising and working from your home office

7 techniques to lower your Distrans level

Are you disconnected from your Core Product? Test your Distrans!