Today is 23 February, 2026. On this day in 1997, Dolly the sheep was announced to the world. She had actually been created earlier at the Roslin Institute outside Edinburgh, but this was the moment it became public. The press conference. The headlines. The sudden certainty that something irreversible had just happened. Dolly was the…
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I am a British expat who came to Australia with England as my team. Somewhere along the way, I became an unexpected Wallabies fan. Fifteen or so tests a year later, I find myself caring deeply about a side that can look world-class one week and lost the next. The usual story is that Australian…
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Australia is facing a productivity crisis, and part of the problem lies in a federation model designed in 1901 that no longer fits the nation we have become. Duplication across states in IT, housing, and approvals is costing us billions every year. We would never accept this level of overhead in business — why should we in government?
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Ageism is the one bias none of us can avoid. It shows up in restructures, where experience is traded out for cost savings. Now it’s being automated, with AI quietly rejecting older candidates before a human even sees their CV. The irony is that every leader applauding this ‘efficiency’ will one day face the same system themselves.
☕🐶 + 🧩 = Clarity.
Most mornings I start with coffee, my dogs, and a puzzle. My mum, in her late seventies, ends her day with Sudoku. My dad was the crossword man, the full Times crossword, day in and day out. I never asked him to teach me, and that’s a regret.
Different puzzles, different times, but the intent was the same for all of us: a way to pause, focus, and bring clarity to the noise of life.
Maybe that’s why sales and consulting feel so natural to me. At their core, they’re puzzles with higher stakes: structured challenges, incomplete information, and the satisfaction of seeing the solution finally click into place.
If I’ve inherited even a fraction of my parents’ puzzle-solving discipline, I’ll take it.
💡 GenAI has changed how people find answers. For small businesses, that’s a huge opportunity. You don’t need a million-dollar SEO budget, you need sharp thinking, clear writing, and the courage to answer questions better than anyone else. Even my own blog, with zero inbound links, is picking up organic traffic because AI tools surface useful content. If you find something valuable here, I’d be grateful if you shared or linked it, not just for SEO points, but as a personal favour. The more these ideas travel, the more they show up where people are really looking: inside AI answers.
During COVID, I joined a company without ever stepping into an office. I got the work done, but I never truly felt part of the team. Later, at Salesforce, I saw how a quick chat in the barista queue or an overheard problem-solving moment could build connection in ways formal meetings never could. The research agrees: the best results come from intentional connection, balanced with time apart for focus and recovery.