Automate and Simplify

I watched the movie Man on Wire recently. It traced the path of a French man, from the moment he first saw the Twin Towers in a newspaper, to the moment that he strung an illegal wire between them and walked across it. Afterwards he was arrested. People were appalled, excited and confused. He’d done [...]

We learn by failing. A good outcome makes links stronger, and a bad one makes links weaker. And we need that negative feedback. If all we ever get is good feedback, then we are slower to master tasks, and more susceptible to crumbling under pressure. When Netball NZ made refs not keep score for young [...]

Toastmasters is a pretty well known format for practicing and improving your public speaking skills. In the process you develop better overall communication skills, leadership skills and self confidence. As with anything you get out what you put in, and the format may not work for some people. But I’m suggesting it’s the best self-directed [...]

I’ve been thinking recently about going back to university and studying for a masters degree. Why? Because I like learning, I’m interested in new things and I want that intellectual rigeur that you can get from formal study. And of course having a masters degree would set me up with some great career options.
But, I’m [...]