Business Geek in a three piece suit: Everything from Business Agility, history memes, to 1930s pulp SF. Tweets are my own.
Joined July 2010
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29 Aug 2016
My personal motto - "An organisation can only be as agile as it's least agile part - and that's not IT anymore" lnkd.in/fGRBmHT
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12 Dec 2024
Here’s the thing: What does the Bristol Turnpike Trust in 1816 have to do with US property prices today? More than you might think.
From cobbled streets to sprawling suburbs, this innovation paved more than just physical paths — they paved the way for the modern world.
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29 Nov 2024
Here's The Thing. Buzzwords are powerful ideas made hollow by overuse.
Buzzwords like "synergy," "disruption," and "new normal" once captured groundbreaking ideas, but have become corporate clichés. Why do we keep using them, and what happens when they lose their meaning?
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13 Sep 2024
Is it wrong that I feel a little guilty asking chatGPT to summarise survey responses on the impact and challenges of AI?
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2 Sep 2024
On this day 21 years ago, @TheWeebl published the original Badger Badger Badger video.
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28 Jul 2024
Here's the Thing. It takes Confidence, Skill, and Empathy - in alignment - to be successful. This is the topic of my latest video (while sharing a little about my personal challenges early in my career). youtube.com/watch?v=webkJv3n…
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15 Jul 2024
Confidence, Skill, and Empathy - in alignment - are required to be a successful leader.
I'm working on the final cut of my next Here's the Thing video. This one is different as it doesn't take a look at history - rather this is my personal history. youtube.com/@HeresTheThingCh…
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10 Jul 2024
Check out my latest article and video: Companies Exist to Serve Their Customers linkedin.com/pulse/companies… via @LinkedIn
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4 Jul 2024
Companies Do Not Exist to Make a Profit. Companies Exist to Serve Their Customers youtu.be/YD6EY1kn5zg?si=bUVX… via @YouTube
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29 May 2024
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10 Apr 2024
Alllll the worries
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7 May 2024
This time tomorrow I'll be in New Zealand. I'm looking forward to seeing all my NZ friends (and making new ones) in Wellington for JAFAC. Thanks @smamol, Brenda, and team for inviting me.
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3 May 2024
How well does your organization work together to achieve goals that span teams, functions or divisions?
This is the topic of our next research snapshot. There's only a week left for the survey and it's only 6 questions. Please share your insights. bizagility.typeform.com/to/T…
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1 May 2024
Are you hiring (or recently hired) a Scrum Master or Product Owner? If so, we'd love to interview you for our next study. It will only take about 30 minutes and will help us to highlight the changing expectations and skills required in Agile roles.
Please DM me to take part.
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20 Apr 2024
Look what arrived @anyone4seconds. This is going to be my reading for the week during breaks in jury duty.
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13 Apr 2024
I'm writing the script for the next Here's the Thing video. The history (and unintended consequence) of the modern road. It's much more interesting than it sounds. 😁
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10 Apr 2024
It’s the unintended consequences of small ideas that change the world. "The Pill", despite being a small pharmaceutical innovation, has been a catalyst for women's reproductive autonomy and significantly shaped the modern workforce. youtube.com/watch?v=P3Lyt7W6…
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