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Homog'd Selling

I still enjoy running the occasional workshop on idea generation over video calls. It baffles me how making the most of this kind of activity remains so neglected. I guess I'm frustratingly ingrained with the disappointment of missed opportunity. Given the number of organisations I've encountered that are happy to

Using A Sledgehammer To Miss A Nut

Quite the phrase. Attributed to the late English journalist Christopher Booker. Specifically when describing incoming laws with significant over-reach, vast creep and disastrous unintended consequences. Finding fresh light as Westminster just enacted such legislation. The Online Safety Bill aims to do what we all desire. Namely protect children on the

A Different Problem/Solution Framework

This is an index finger scribble I did on my phone meeting someone the other day. Riffing in one sense on kairos. How an idea is much the more powerful when its time is now. An essential yet often overlooked element in most new product endeavours. Always intrigued by the

Spotting Creative Evasion Death Spiral

Creative evasion. Not what at first you might think the label describes. When I came across it, my mind raced through perhaps more pinpointing versions; collective delusion, cross-silo denial, departmental deflection, scapegoat projection. Writer Matthew Syed cites this term as follows; "I have a small business that diagnoses company culture

Office Barricade Reveal

What a photo. In another timeline this would have been a great meme template. The motive for this will be very telling. Was the shooter someone with a bone to pick with Blackstone/Capitalism? A personal beef? Former employee? This photo will have a whole new meaning once we know.

Brummie Rock Legend Kitchen Backdrop

"Good morning!" So sang Ozzy. Cheerily. As filmed by his daughter at their English kitchen table in this poignant final clip. It's unclear whether he was locked into watching content on his tablet there. Or maybe he was preparing to video call, headphone-ready. Yet it's a setting with which we've

Avoiding Graveyard Shifts

How often do you mull it over? When in the day to schedule that key call, meeting or pitch can be a sticky one. Italian scientists think the ideal time is around noon. Suggested after assessing a whopping 104,522 oral assessments, lasting between ten and thirty minutes, given by

Telltale Bookcasing

the guy's a pro, already scrubbed all his socials, no pic of him online so, here goes pic.twitter.com/mTYNRcXcpC — Flo Crivello (@Altimor) July 2, 2025 This is a still from a video call. The reason given for its sharing by the above AI agent startup founder seems chilling.

Are You In This Generic Sales Office?

Here's a couple of screenshots from the pair of camera angles deployed by an ad forced upon me whilst scrolling MSM. The inference from the start being that this "Generic Sales Ltd HQ" is not a desirable workplace. The flash of background colour happens to be remarkably similar to the

Optimism Reminder

I've noticed an uptick in optimistic talk lately. Away from the general counter to 'doomsters and gloomsters' about matters global politik. Focused rather on us, the humble seller. My recent post noting Grand Slam winning sportsman Rory McIlroy's predilection for optimism as a pillar of his victory mindset stays with