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Read Don't be afraid to ask the stupid question

Don't be afraid to ask the stupid question

Ego and the fear of how we appear to others can get in the way sometimes. We don’t want to appear stupid so we avoid finding out things we don’t know.

Read Show seconds in the Windows 11 taskbar

Show seconds in the Windows 11 taskbar

I noticed the other day that my wife’s laptop was showing seconds in the time in the taskbar but my laptop was not; a very handy feature to have.

Read Focus on the question

Focus on the question

Questions are underrated. Lots of people focus on answers when they should be focussing on identifying the right question to ask.

Read The legend of Trevor

The legend of Trevor

It is amazing how one small thing can set the tone or the culture going forward.

Read The upstream butterfly effect

The upstream butterfly effect

The butterfly effect famously states that the flapping of the wings of a butterfly somewhere in the world can impact the weather on the other side of the world - a small change can have a huge impact …

Read Downstream to upstream

Downstream to upstream

How do we move from solving downstream reactive problems to upstream proactive solutions?

Read Cultural fit versus contributor

Cultural fit versus contributor

When we recruit people we are obviously looking at their ability to perform the role on offer but we are also looking at how well they will work with the team.

Read Spending coins

Spending coins

This is a great description of the difference between an introvert and an extrovert.

Read End of an era

End of an era

“There’s something that the Kop wants you to know

The best in the world, his name is Bobby Firmino

Read Negative intelligence

Negative intelligence

It is very easy to do something negative to try and show how intelligent we are.