I read an interesting report from Acast last week about the female future of podcasting. Many people will read this report and take away a simple message: There are fewer female podcast hosts than male ones. That is true but is also the least interesting part – the more useful reading is that listeners are… Read More Competitive advantage
I read an excellent article in People Management magazine from Michelle Parry-Slater the other day. Called ‘Podcasts are a powerful, purposeful learning tool’, Michelle asks a bunch of podcast hosts some smart questions about podcasting, and I liked the questions so much, I thought I’d have a go at answering them too. What does a… Read More Why podcasts?
Another in the occasional series where I take a quiet look at the things which annoy, irritate and get my goat. This time, it’s a follow-up to a post from five years ago about the things on LinkedIn that manage to be both irritating and oddly successful. Performative vulnerability“Three years ago I was broke, burnt… Read More What Grinds My Gears – LinkedIn (2026 Edition)
I was working with a group of younger graduates last week, and we were talking about different technologies from decades past. I mentioned how email started being used more extensively in the 1990s. I also noted that wi-fi became popular in the 2000s. Quite reasonably, I was asked: How did people access email without WiFi?… Read More Changing times
There’s a genre of LinkedIn content doing very well right now – you know it when you see it. Colourful, hand-drawn aesthetic. Highlighted keywords. Emoji. A pyramid. Bullet points inside bullet points. A heading that says “The Why” followed by a heading that says “The How.” I saw one this week titled “Clear Thinking =… Read More The image that does the thinking for you
Lost and Desperate 