Blog 100 is here! If you are considering bolstering your own personal brand be it blogging/vlogging, here are some tips that I've learned over the hundy.
Very rarely do I get so much mileage from one topic. Thankfully, the numbskulls at MBIE have made my blogging so much easier of late. For those of you who haven't been following the All of Government "Gen 3" tender process (or for journalists who call me about it to…
Those of you who frequently read my musings, and those who shared a lovely lunch with me yesterday, will know my view on the RCSA. Without labouring the point, I'm not a fan. A largely toothless, self-congratulatory boys club, it's never resonated with me. Which is odd to be frank,…
After a couple of weeks down the All of Government rabbit hole, forgive me for taking a break from Wellington-based blog shenanigans. No doubt I'll be back, but it's time for something a bit more carefree today. No doubt you will have seem the antics of Finlandβs PM over the…
Like any Hollywood blockbuster, how could I resist a sequel to this year's most popular blog? Given that last week's post made the hallowed pages of "Reseller News", I'm compelled to rinse this for as long as possible. Fame is fleeting these days, and this is my 15 minutes. For…
I wasn't alive when JFK was shot. Or when Mark Chapman put a bullet through John Lennon. However, I do remember where I was for the World Trade Centre attack;Β working in a water bottling factory in rural Kent. Likewise, I remember precisely what I was doing the moment Princess…
When I was a nipper, the only thing "toxic" was toxic waste. In my mind's eye, this substance glowed fluorescent green and lived in oil drums. Nowadays, everything is toxic. From masculinity, to relationships, to culture, to workplaces. Using the term "toxic" is now all the explanation required to describe…
Those with one eye on the world may have seen an interesting case played out in the US courts this week, originating in little olβ Aotearoa. Kiwi Toymaking giant Zuru, with revenues of over US$1bn, have won the right to be told the identities of those who have given them…