No amount of paternal love generated by those beautiful 2 and half year old innocent blue eyes staring longingly into mine can hide the...

When you've got a lot wrong with you, it seems to be an invitation for a lot of other things to hop along for the ride. Some of them are...

I sit firmly on the side of those who argue that people should have the right to choose the time of their own death. I guess where I...

It's been an amusing day for me today triggered by when people ask me 'how are you?' I can genuinely respond, 'Oh I'm fine, and pissing...

In the 20 years I lived in Australia as a lad, surrounded by deadly snakes and spiders, at no stage did I experience such horror as...

There are so many Chief something or other roles these days that if you haven't got Chief in your title then you really are an also-ran....

Every year we get invited to a large room for 7 hours where we have to listen to a collection of senior partners give us speeches that...

One of the things you're told when you're part of a large consulting firm is that 'no matter what the problem, there's someone in our...

People used to ask me when I was a roving international consulting expert, 'so, what does good look like?' And for a while I'd say...

Something about human evolution makes parents see their own children as utterly captivating, and beautiful to boot. But not every child...

You don't win new business as a consultant unless you invest time in nurturing client relationships, create relevant ideas to help your...

I've worked in 50+ countries over the years, across all the continents (save Antarctica - not a lot of demand there), and am pretty much...

Introducing Jesus and his band of hapless disciples, including the somewhat confused Judas, as they approach the town of Gerasa on the...

Back before Loki was born, Iu and I used to talk to each other in the evening. But after Loki was born, the evenings became a competition...

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There's always a next big thing. From Y2K to Brexit, from the Blockchain to the Metaverse, consultants are always looking to find ways to...

At the end of The Annunciation post, we had a 'what next?' moment. This is it. Taken directly from Matthew, Chapter 1, verses 18-24. The...

As a 20th century human being, I'm used to doing things in a 20th century way. Also, being self-taught, I had a terrible teacher. So this...

This weekend, 52 year old dad met his 18 year old son's girlfriend for the first time - the pair both came to stay with us for a couple...

When you're responding to a request for a proposal from a client and you know the opposition is strong, there is a desperate urge to find...