This image was sponsored by Canva Dream Lab - because I can't draw robots. I recently posted a job on PPH looking for a freelancer to...

Lesson learnt: don’t hide behind the model. As consultants, we love a framework. 5 Hats. PESTEL. The 3 Cs. 9 box matrix and on and on....

At Veraxis, we've worked with a lot of businesses at that critical moment: 👉 They're ambitious. 👉 They know change is needed. 👉 But...

The other day I opened a Flake. True to its name and nature, it went everywhere, and I was instantly annoyed with it. I wanted it to behave differently and, subconsciously, assumed it would. Just like when we throw new tech at people - some of whom may have been working the same way for 30 years. It’s easy to think, "I want them to work differently," but we don’t consider how we want them to work differently or how to help them.

The future of AI in the workplace is a hot topic. Every week there’s a new think piece, a new product launch, a new existential question. But amidst the hype, there’s a quieter, more useful question we should be asking: 👉 What kind of change is AI going to bring?

Lesson learnt: always be prepared (especially for a last-minute workshop). Last year, I turned up to a workshop and found no pens or post it notes. Now, it wasn't technically my job to bring them, but still—why shouldn’t I be ready? As an experienced consultant, I should be ready for a quick workshop wherever and whenever.