Leadership

Why Are Two of the World’s Richest and Most Powerful Countries in Such Deep Trouble? — Question 1: Where are you more pessimistic about, UK or USA? The UK economy is doomed — but as a society it’s still pretty civilised, US economy will remain strong but as a society it’s… not great. Question 2: Last year you spoke a lot about the near-term collapse of…

When my son was a toddler, my wife bought a copy of Oh the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss. Over the years she has had my son’s teachers, coaches, and family friends from every age and stage write messages to my son knowing that he would get this book…

“Being a leader is not about how many punches you can throw but how many punches you can take.” As I was driving today, I heard guest Ari Emanuel say this to host Stephen Dubner on an episode of Freakonomics. I paused it there, riding in silence to process. So…

What It’s Going to Feel Like as the Planet Turns Against Us — In the age we’ve entered, the age of extinction, what is life going to be like? One way to think about it is what I’ve begun to call in my head “World War P.” It’s going to seem as if the planet is at war…with us. Human beings took their…

These days it might feel like chaos is a constant. But even in the best of times, work can hover in a state of punctuated chaotic equilibrium. We hum along, somewhere in between well oiled, highly impactful contentment and waiting for the other shoe to drop. And then it does…

Unlock success by building the right relationships — Every career change comes with a mixture of excitement and fear. This is especially true for Ph.D. researchers leaving academia: until now, they have spent most of their adult lives in university, an institution usually regarded as a bubble separated from the real world. This transition opens countless opportunities to…

Today I am celebrating another career success, this time it was a family friend instead of a colleague. I had sent an NHS job vacancy to apply for and have coached them albeit informally through the application, shortlisting, assessment and interview. When I got the news in the afternoon by…

If you’re feeling stuck and discouraged in this job market, you’re not alone. Whether you’re in the midst of a job search or you’ve been waiting (and waiting) to get a raise or promotion, don’t give up hope. Here are 5 ways you can advance your career in a tough…

It’s a wrap. A four-day work week to mark the unofficial start of summer (at least here in the U.S.). Why can’t we have it this way every week? The answer is that the frame of “work week” as five days, 40 hours persists from the industrial age though productivity…