In today’s business world, sustainability can sometimes feel like a fashion accessory: a stylish green badge you wear proudly, after paying a significant portion of your income to whichever organisation issues it. Now, don’t get me wrong; some certifications have their place. They can help industries standardise and communicate important practices so their customers have […]

Stevie Wonder will forever live in my heart as a track that come on while I was having a post lunch coffee with a friend, half way through a perfect day in November 2023.  This track started to play in the background a few moments ago and got me wondering about superstitions in our life. […]

There is a strange phenomenon that happens when you are stressed. Even the smallest task, something that might normally take you five minutes, suddenly feels like climbing Everest barefoot. The email that only needs a quick reply sits in your inbox like a screaming banshee. The dishwasher that simply needs unloading feels like 10 rounds […]

It’s a familiar scene that feels increasingly like a relic from another planet: a former minister confidently advising a tiny, pre-revenue micro company to exhibit at a prestigious London trade show. The kind of event where just the exhibition space costs north of £10,000, not to mention the additional bills for travel, accommodation and the […]

It started innocently enough, as many interesting conversations do, with a discussion about mobile phones. We were comparing setups and explaining why some of us juggle more than one device on a social chat platform. I explained that for me, it was purely practical. I have one number for work and one that used to […]