Secrets Can Ruin A Relationship
Trust is not built by having nothing to hide. It is built by the ordinary habit of saying the awkward thing early....
Strive To Be Your Own Boss
There is no business without risk and no risk without a decision. Working for yourself is mostly the second thing, repeated daily....
Stop Telling These Career Lies
Some of the stories we tell recruiters are harmless. The dangerous ones are the ones we have started to believe ourselves....
Making A New Joiner Feel At Home
The first fortnight decides more than the recruitment did. Most of what a newcomer needs cannot be found in any document....
Responding To A Bad Review
Nobody enjoys being appraised downwards. The half hour after it happens matters more than the rating itself....
Befriending Your Boss
Most careers turn on one relationship, and most people manage it by accident. It is not friendship that is needed, and it is not flattery either....
Is Your Ego Limiting You?
Confidence and ego look identical from the outside. The difference shows up only when you are wrong....
Sit With Your Feelings
An emotion that is not felt is not gone. It is deferred, and it collects interest while it waits....
Why We Avoid Responsibility
Blame is fast, cheap and satisfying. It also quietly hands away the one thing that would let you fix the problem....
The Trap Of Dangerous Thoughts
Finding your own flaws is useful. Circling them for a fortnight is not. The difference between the two is easy to miss from the inside....