Some home-office tips based on what works for me — So, in the UK we’re back into Lockdown 2.0 and realistically for office workers we don’t expect to be back in the office until well into next year. Even once we are in many cases it will never be five days a week again. That, combined with the fact that…

A quiz book about the Avengers Movies and the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) — After I published my Quantum Computing book and keep refreshing my “Kindle Direct Publishing” stats the kids wanted in on the action so we wrote a quiz book on their then favourite movie series, namely the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This is available on Kindle via these affiliate links (Amazon.co.uk; Amazon.com)…

Surely you’ve heard the three-apples anecdote… — I thought we’d all seen this a dozen times, but it was shared recently to a group who were all loving it as something new, so in case it’s new to you too. An old man set outside on a sunny afternoon selling apples. His price list reads: 1 apple…

Lloyd’s of London still has its records from the Titanic’s sinking in 1912 — 110 years on the tragedy of the Titanic still captivates us all. Even before Kate and Leonardo created a version for the silver screen, or its pivot role in Downton Abbey, it was the defining tale of the pre-war years. …

Are you using this Wordle hack? The world is divided into two — those who still care about Wordle; and those who don’t. Furthermore, within those who still care there is a further sub-division. The purists and the gamers. The purest are happy seeing it as their small daily challenge…

An incredibly powerful insight from Paul Graham — This post is here: http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule "...the mere consciousness of an engagement will sometimes worry a whole day." Charles Dickens July 2009 One reason…www.paulgraham.com I’m not a fan of copying a full set of text, even with total attribution as per here, but this is such an important piece that I share with so many people that I could not bear to discover one day that the link is…

Latest ESG, sustainability and climate change articles from BCG — Some great articles in the latest update from Boston Consulting Group Six Pitfalls to Avoid When Mobilizing for Sustainability Six Pitfalls to Avoid When Mobilizing for Sustainability The early creation of the CSO role provides a source of sustained focus to drive the sustainability agenda and…www.bcg.com From Compliance to Courage in ESG

Thoughtful, practical leadership advice from BCG — The above six ideas were reshared with me some months back and I’ve reflected substantially on them. There is no reason each of these points can not be on your mind at all times as a leader. Sure, on a small number of occasions you will do something large and…