To channel that Australian classic film, “The Castle”, regardless of whether your summer break this year is destination Bonnie Doon or destination Buenos Aires, the rule remains the same: Leave means leave. There is no point saying (to yourself, and others) that you will be on leave, and then actually working. It’s actually a binary […]
“I’m always aware of writing around things I can’t do, and I’ve come to think that that’s actually what ‘style’ is – an avoidance of your deficiencies.” George Saunders I love this quote. It is self-deprecating in a highly original and intelligent way. George Saunders, by the way, won the Man Booker prize in 2017 […]
Artemis Fowl said: “Being in command means making tough decisions. Not being in command means shutting up and doing what you’re told.” It is fair to say most of the leaders I worked for in my military career were schooled in the ways of Artemis Fowl II, the fictional child criminal mastermind; and arguably command […]