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Listen to me! LISTEN TO ME!!

Have you ever given advice only to wonder why you even bothered? Of course you have, and of course that’s a very grumpy opener given I’m currently drinking breakfast cocktails in Fiji. Bear with me however as we might salvage some positivity from this one. The reason I’m in Fiji…
Sean Walters
November 6, 2026
PoliticsRecruitmentWork

Vote with some balls. Tender with them too

People often say to me “Sean, love the blog. But perhaps lay off the political stuff? It might be a bit polarising”. I certainly agree with the second point. Given most of you read this on LinkedIn, and LinkedIn is supposedly for “business people”, there is likely a centre-right majority…
Sean Walters
October 30, 2026
PoliticsSourcingTechnologyWork

The AI-Contra Deal

If you have any sense, then you've probably never heard of Nick Land. If you're wise, you've spent your youth idolising more wholesome people. People like Anthea Turner, Michael Jackson, Mel Gibson, and Steven Seagal. My upbringing, between riding the rails with Pops in the Great Depression, and being forced…
Sean Walters
October 2, 2026
Human ResourcesPoliticsRecruitment

Shape of a Coward

My wife started talking to me about "people pleasing" the other morning. Apparently, ignoring my recommendations, they were talking about "people pleasers" on a podcast that she listens to. She was making the point that true "people pleasing" comes from a place of gutter-low self-esteem. Wanting to please people is…
Sean Walters
September 18, 2026
EmploymentPoliticsRecruitment

How to secure 171,000 jobs

I should probably be writing a blog about unemployment reaching an 11 year high. I should, but I won't. A few reasons for this; firstly, it's an inherently boring, complicated, and misunderstood statistic, and I don't have the energy to dissect or understand it myself. Secondly, everyone else, thanks to…
Sean Walters
August 7, 2026