The day I nearly died
March 4, 2020
It was easy to think of stress as something that affected other people, not me – until a life-threatening incident came along. … More The day I nearly died
Tag: Self-Discipline
Can I have my moment, please?
November 5, 2016
I’ve put months of effort into a new project at work that’s been credited to half the organisation. What makes us go the extra mile when there’s no guarantee of reward at the end of it? … More Can I have my moment, please?
Fifty Shades of Green: An Epilogue, 2015
January 10, 2016
In the absence of just about anything else, 2015 is best described as a career year. But being labelled ‘green’ in October threatened to undermine all that had gone before. … More Fifty Shades of Green: An Epilogue, 2015
Africa is rising – but for whom? Winnie Byanyima’s address to LSE
October 13, 2015
Times are changing, and so too must charities. After 75 years in Oxford, Oxfam International will soon be relocating its headquarters to Nairobi, the charity’s executive director Winnie Byanyima announced last night. … More Africa is rising – but for whom? Winnie Byanyima’s address to LSE
WhatsApp, Facebook, and the Compromise of Digital Privacy
August 2, 2015
A case study into the world of digital privacy in Pakistan has an unfortunate crossover with a personal incident that has made me consider the consequences of this kind of thing much more closely. … More WhatsApp, Facebook, and the Compromise of Digital Privacy
We are not all daydreamers
June 5, 2015
Inside the workplace, you’re quite often in your own little world. But it’s that little private zone which determines how good we really are. … More We are not all daydreamers
Crossing the Line: An Epilogue, 2013
January 25, 2014
Andrew Marvell’s saddest and most thoughtful poem is all about lines that are determined never to cross. If 2013 was to be defined by anything, it’s how life defies those who try too hard to make them cross. … More Crossing the Line: An Epilogue, 2013
Letting Your Chance Go By
May 18, 2013
A reflection on a love of teaching and why I’ve turned down the long-awaited chance to do it again. … More Letting Your Chance Go By
The Frightening Rule of ‘If’, not ‘When’
April 7, 2013
I’ve been trying hard – so hard – to force a change of mentality in recent weeks. But it doesn’t half bring forth its challenges, and that was truly epitomised this week. … More The Frightening Rule of ‘If’, not ‘When’
The Invisible Self
December 2, 2011
When encountering the headline ‘Gary Speed found dead’, I knew instinctively what the cause would be. … More The Invisible Self
