Six weeks off work

Today is my last day of freedom. On Monday morning I’ll be starting a new job, with a new company, in a new office, with a new commute (driving there in a new car) and meeting new people to do new things for new customers. All new. Scary, but fun. For the last six weeks, in fact almost two months, I’ve not been working, I’ve been clotting around home. When I first handed my notice in a knew (in fact I’d engineered) some time to think and play and figure out what I wanted to do....

October 2, 2014 · 6 min · Me

Find yourself a rabbi in business

A note before I start, this is the second article I’m writing based on votes from http://helpmewrite.co/ A rabbi In Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis I came across the concept of having a rabbi in your life. Not a religious leader, nor necessarily a man, but somebody who is your trail blazer in the company. A quasi father figure, mentor, and set of shirt tails you can ride. When I read the passage about Michael’s first rabbi something rang true, and I ended up looking back over people I’ve worked with and realised I’d had two in the past and not recognised them for what they were....

June 1, 2013 · 6 min · Me