Workplace Predictions for 2026 and the Stoic Strategy for Each
By this time next year, someone in your organisation will have been quietly outperformed by a chatbot. HR won't send a card. 2026 won't complete the AI disruption - that's…
How One Ounce of Empathy Could Have Cost Świątek Wimbledon
There are moments in sport when a person’s greatest strength becomes their potential undoing. In the 2025 Wimbledon women’s final, as Iga Świątek methodically dismantled Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 in…
The Compost of Character: Why Our Worst Moments Make Our Best Selves
Last week, I watched my neighbour toss decomposing vegetables into his compost bin. The smell was putrid, yet within months, this rotting matter would transform into the richest soil in…
Why We All Need Solitary Confinement
We have it backwards. Completely, utterly backwards. When we think of solitary confinement, our minds conjure images of punishment, isolation, psychological torture. We imagine the poor soul locked away from…
Open Bank – background, benefits and beneficiaries
What is Open Banking? Open banking is a regulatory framework that requires banks to provide secure, standardized access to customer financial data through Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). This system allows…
Writing Away: the best ideas emerge away from home!
There's an irony in the fact that I do most of my writing at the same desk where I spend most working days. The glass desk surface that bears witness…
How Open Banking Opened Minds
There's a moment in every revolutionary change when the impossible becomes inevitable. It happened when Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile—suddenly, dozens of runners achieved what had seemed physiologically impossible…
Why Your Next Promotion Might Come from Doing Someone Else’s Job
In the 1984 film The Karate Kid, young Daniel LaRusso arrives at Mr. Miyagi's house expecting to learn devastating kicks and lightning-fast punches. Instead, he's handed a cloth and told…
Why Optimists Have Happier Lives than Pessimists
In our journey through life, we are often faced with challenges and setbacks. How we perceive and respond to these obstacles can greatly impact our overall happiness and well-being. Optimists,…
The Art of Apparently Stupid Questions: A Masterclass in Intelligence
We'll delve into a topic that may initially seem paradoxical: why some of the most brilliant minds in the world often pose seemingly stupid questions. Prepare to have your preconceived…