Neil JoubertWriting email— basics for pro’sIt’s time you stop sucking at writing email. If you’ve ever emailed and didn’t get the result you needed (all of us have!), it’s likely…Aug 6, 20221Aug 6, 20221
Neil JoubertInitiative vs ObedienceI’m coaching a high school kid to take ownership of her grades. You know the type…no interest in school, prefers to chill with friends…Aug 6, 20222Aug 6, 20222
Neil JoubertNo, Pumpkin, you don’t get to feel entitledWhere, suddenly did this wave of entitlement come from? This idea of getting something for nothing…“because I’m worth it” (to borrow the…Aug 6, 2022Aug 6, 2022
Neil JoubertKids have a way of handing your ass to you“Your teeth are meant to be round...”, said my little sister. She held my finger against her tooth, ”...feel, like this one.”Aug 2, 2022Aug 2, 2022
Neil JoubertFaking poor mental healthThe Covid years brought a long-overdue focus on mental health. Specifically, I refer to the person who was working in an office and could…Aug 2, 2022Aug 2, 2022
Neil JoubertEvery woman thinks she has fashion sense…I live in London — a world fashion capital. I’m an observing man. I’m a thinking man. And when I observe women with leopard-print clothing…Jul 30, 2022Jul 30, 2022
Neil JoubertSeven…hundred…days.Last week my little boy was 700 days old. Yes, almost 2yrs — but I’ve always counted his age in days. It started just because I was keen…Jul 30, 20221Jul 30, 20221
Neil JoubertWhat if work was like hunting for food?“God is wise,” said my Argentinian friend, tongue in-cheek. We were discussing the very poor customer service he just got.Jul 30, 20221Jul 30, 20221
Neil JoubertChances are you suck at your job (and don’t know it)Price’s Law says 50% of the work is done by the square root of the total number of people who participate in the work. Let’s unpack this…Jul 26, 20222Jul 26, 20222