I had my annual appraisal this week. It’s always a rather uncomfortable process when you’re self-employed, and this year it was especially so as I decided to introduce upward appraisals, whereby [...]
I’ve been trying to be efficient this week. You know, tackle things straight away, before they start to become a burden. This morning, for example, I woke up all excited and keen to write [...]
It’s that time of year when things rush up on you. “What, unlike the rest of the year?” I hear you ask somewhat sarcastically. OK, things are always rushing up on you, but at [...]
I wonder if this has ever happened to you. My old friend and workmate, Ash, was flying in to Heathrow from Australia, where he now lives, and I was going to meet him at the airport as a surprise. [...]
“At last!” you may be thinking, “the old hack’s finally got some self-awareness.” But no, I want to examine a more positive definition of the word [...]