Tag: managing people

If you tell someone you run your own business, the next question they ask is, ‘How big is it?’. This creates a lot of social pressure to make the business as big as possible (regardless of whether that’s the right thing to do). 

Pondering on behaviours that I have seen and sometimes exhibit when it comes to giving feedback, testing ideas and creating solutions, I have discovered how you become a bad leader.

We live in a cut-throat world so when at work, the primary focus should be delivering amazing work. I'm not sure the younger generation has worked that out.

I forgave him and learned my lesson long ago. I don’t know if he ever did. We haven’t spoken in twenty years.

I spent too long ensuring that the captains of the industry got free rein, encouraging toxic cultures.

I had no lack of faith in the design team, but something in me just couldn’t commit to completely relinquishing control.