Perhaps it’s a myth, but I’ve heard there’s an army exercise where recruits are driven miles from their base, dropped off in the middle of the night – and expected to make their own way back. When the cadets open their eyes, they are disorientated. They have no idea where they are, or which direction […]
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My zip-lining nightmare
Recently, I decamped to Wales together with my wife and children for a family weekend… The highlight was doing the ziplines over Llechwedd slate quarry. Nowadays, it’s home to “Titan 2” – a kilometre-long zipline over the site, which allows 4 people to do the route in parallel. Here’s a picture of us in action: […]
A cautionary tale from LinkedIn
Over the past few weeks I’ve become a lot more active on LinkedIn. I’ve noticed an enormous improvement in the quality of the posts since I was last heavily involved on the platform, a few years ago. There’s still a bit of boring, salesy material. But there are also a lot of people sharing knowledge, […]
