Notes

When companies build organisation structures with defined roles, it seems to me that not enough thought goes into the personality of a role - how does it feel to be in that job?

In my area of expertise, great forecasters don’t make great schedulers and vice versa, but they’re often lumped together.

This is a big [...]

Why do people adopt monotone in speech in business meetings?

People who are otherwise very animated often speak in uncharacteristic monotone, especially when reporting on or explaining complex stuff.

Conversely, in the same meetings, the senior people usually have much more variety in tone.

Ears to hear…

A funny series of connected things take place when you consider moving jobs, centered loosely on how you view the “worth” of the job you’re in.

“Worth” might be a matter of personal income, altruism, or something else entirely.

There’s certainly a period of reflection during which some aspects of the job seem less important than [...]