Monthnotes

Since I first began recruiting and managing teams, back in 2004, I’ve talked about “the dip” with every new person joining my teams. Stealing just … Read More

Earlier this month, before the government’s return to advising working from home by default, I made my first trip to London since late February – … Read More

As August draws to an unseasonally wet and windy end in Kent, I reflect on what’s felt like quite a transitional month in many senses. … Read More

In normal times the last few months for me at work would have felt quite turbulent – although with the impact of Covid-19 on the … Read More

As I sit down to write this month’s reflections, it feels like a month in which some sort of corner has been turned – a … Read More

At work this month I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the future, helping develop organisational designs and evaluating future scenarios. It’s been fascinating … Read More

It was hard to know where to start this time around when writing my monthnotes, looking back over a month when we could only leave … Read More

When I began writing my monthnotes in September last year, I could never have anticipated that six months later I’d be working from home full-time … Read More

February might have an extra day this leap year, but it feels like a lot’s been squeezed into the first four weeks already. At Deeson … Read More

As a family we spent four happy weeks last summer exploring nine European countries and learning more about cultures, people and places beyond our own. … Read More