Geek Boss
This blog is about refactoring management from a humane, geeky perspective. I’m trying to be a better leader and manager and sharing what I learn, one article at a time. Plus some stuff about Lego, computer games and other obsessions.
I’m CEO at Articulate Marketing and Turbine and long ago at Intelligent Games. I geek out about wine at Vincarta.
Richard Feynman and the pleasure of finding things out
The BBC Horizon series has been inspirational for me over my life. For example, the programme Painting by Numbers was one of the main...
How GeekBoss got its name and the ‘muddle’ of coding for Zork
Readers may know that I started my career in computer games. Instead of enjoying ‘the end of history’, back in the 90s, I was CEO of ...
How to run a collaborative change management project (video)
Over the last 18 months, I have been running some huge change projects at my marketing agency. I ran a webinar about the processes I used...
Interview with Stephen Bungay: historian, writer and management guru
Stephen Bungay is a management consultant, academic and author of two remarkable books about the Second World War: The Most Dangerous Enemy...
Silence is golden: how to soundproofing your writing room
It’s difficult to figure out how to write in a world that’s full of distractions. We all know that interruptions kill productivity. But...
How to ask someone to be your business mentor
The Beermat Entrepreneur reckons every startup entrepreneur should have a mentor. So do many TV programs about business, from Dragon’s Den...