At a recent Growth Summit conference I was talking to a guy who works in the movie industry. His company provides studios and online games with VFX and film location work. And while we took a break after the coffee cart rush had passed, I asked him a question I’ve...
Finding related wisdom from people poles apart is always a nice surprise. And it’s hard to come up with two more divergent types than witty finance wizard Charlie Munger and rebellious rock star Nick Cave. Cue my happy dance when a quote from each man recently crossed my path. And their lessons reverberate into how...
Over a cup of tea one morning I was reading an article by The Good Place actor and activist Jameela Jamil when a passage stopped me mid-sip. She said, "We abuse the concept of “boundaries” to justify not showing up for each other anymore, to no longer working through hard or stressful things. We just...
Choices are chances. Go this way or that. Do this, not that. On repeat, hundreds of daily moments where your actions say, ‘this is who I am’. Intrinsic to work. They get shaped by the processes, policies and protocols powering every enterprise. And in the rumble of the everyday doing, become...
I’m not one for grand announcements. I’d rather do the work and write about the ideas, not myself. But starting next issue, I’m changing the name of these articles and thought you might wonder—what the heck? Rewind a year. Something niggled. A twinge that became an uneasy question. What if my...
I’m an equal opportunity book lover. I buy them and borrow them from the library, getting a jolt of joy from every text message telling me a reserved title has landed! So, it’s always a bit daunting to mine a handful of gems to share. Thankfully (and annoyingly) I score them...
I’m a bit late to this particular party, but it’s taken me a while to work through how I feel about AI. And it’s a mixed bag. I can’t ignore the Jenga tower of inherent bias, serious flaws, and the very shaky financial shell game the whole thing is built on—where it seems the...
While reading Monocle magazine’s daily newsletter, a story by Emily Bryce-Perkins illustrated why it’s worth resisting change for change’s sake. She writes, ”The first time I ate the smoked-eel sandwich at Quo Vadis I was alone and new to Soho. Tangy pink onions. The sharp slap of horseradish. And a buttery crunch, the kind...
Early in her career Taylor Swift would read fan comments online and invite them to her home for lunch. Slightly unhinged. You bet. But seeds for the billion-dollar juggernaut called The Eras Tour began then, one fan at a time. Today, those same fans, and millions more, follow her anywhere...
A few years ago the practice of puffery—marketing claims that hold no legal weight due to their outlandish nature—was in decline. A few high-profile examples, including Theranos, Sam Bankman-Fried and their ilk, had met the limits of the law. Making venture capitalists and markets more cautious of extravagant claims. However, thanks to...