--- title: Musings about leadership and management from a geeky perspective | Matthew Stibbe (6) description: Matthew is founder and CEO of Articulate Marketing. Writer, marketer, pilot, wine enthusiast and geek. Not necessarily in that order. Never at the same time. (6) image: https://geekboss.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Totoro-at-Studio-Ghibli-1.jpg --- Latest article 5 minute read ## [How to have a big idea: 21 inspirational tips](https://geekboss.com/blog/big-idea) By [Matthew Stibbe](https://geekboss.com/blog/author/matthew-stibbe) So what’s the big idea? It’s a clearly-articulated concept that compels, unifies, differentiates, explains, inspires or motivates. I like Chris... [Miscellaneous](https://geekboss.com/blog/tag/miscellaneous) ![Miniature Star Wars stormtrooper screws in a lightbulb](https://geekboss.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/james-pond-1qkyck-UL3g-unsplash-1024x683-1.jpg?width=1600&height=1000&name=james-pond-1qkyck-UL3g-unsplash-1024x683-1.jpg) Related content [![The myth of overnight success](https://geekboss.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images/mathieu-stern-1zO4O3Z0UJA-unsplash%20(1).jpg?width=320&height=320&name=mathieu-stern-1zO4O3Z0UJA-unsplash%20(1).jpg) ### The myth of overnight success One of the biggest myths in business is the ‘overnight success’. What you find, when... ](https://geekboss.com/blog/learning) [![How to manage creativity](https://geekboss.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/AdobeStock_166575054-1-3.jpeg?width=320&height=320&name=AdobeStock_166575054-1-3.jpeg) ### How to manage creativity I came across this speech transcript when I was writing a piece about managing geeks. I... ](https://geekboss.com/blog/how-to-manage-creativity) [![How GeekBoss got its name and the ‘muddle’ of coding for Zork](https://geekboss.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Zork-cover-1.jpeg?width=320&height=320&name=Zork-cover-1.jpeg) ### 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... ](https://geekboss.com/blog/coding-zork) ![Wine glasses arranged for a wine tasting](https://geekboss.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/wine-tasting-1.jpg?width=800&height=500&name=wine-tasting-1.jpg) ### [How to learn things](https://geekboss.com/blog/how-to-learn-things) When I was at school, I had the time but not the enthusiasm to learn new things. Now I have enthusiasm but no time so I’m trying to... By Matthew Stibbe ![Minuteman missile guidance computer](https://geekboss.com/hs-fs/hubfs/minuteman-missile-guidance-computer-1-3-1.jpg?width=800&height=500&name=minuteman-missile-guidance-computer-1-3-1.jpg) ### [The difference between secrets and mysteries](https://geekboss.com/blog/difference-secrets-mysteries) In an interesting piece on Egypt and the US intelligence community over the weekend on NPR news, General Michael Hayden tries to explain... By Matthew Stibbe ![Looney Tunes character](https://geekboss.com/hs-fs/hubfs/shutterstock_2491784553.jpg?width=800&height=500&name=shutterstock_2491784553.jpg) ### [Are you a Looney Tunes person or a Disney person?](https://geekboss.com/blog/looney-tunes-person-disney-person) There are two kinds of people in the world: Disney people and Looney Tunes people, according to historian Charles Carney. Which are you? By Matthew Stibbe [Geeky Things](https://geekboss.com/blog/tag/geeky-things) ![Screenshot from Azreal's Tear](https://geekboss.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cropped-azraels-tear-15-1-Apr-24-2023-10-28-30-6385-AM-1.jpg?width=800&height=500&name=cropped-azraels-tear-15-1-Apr-24-2023-10-28-30-6385-AM-1.jpg) ### [Azrael’s Tear: the best adventure game you’ve never heard of](https://geekboss.com/blog/azraels-tear) In 1996, my old company Intelligent Games released a game called Azrael’s Tear. There was much to love about the game: the story, the... By Matthew Stibbe [Computer Games](https://geekboss.com/blog/tag/computer-games) ![Two children dressed up as engineers](https://geekboss.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/AdobeStock_166575054-1-3.jpeg?width=800&height=500&name=AdobeStock_166575054-1-3.jpeg) ### [How NOT to lead geeks](https://geekboss.com/blog/lead-geeks) The world of technology is full of immature management and poor leadership. Get some pointers about how NOT to lead geeks in this article... By Matthew Stibbe ![Fisher Space Pen Box](https://geekboss.com/hs-fs/hubfs/bullet_moonbox_sleeve_500-1-3-1.png?width=800&height=500&name=bullet_moonbox_sleeve_500-1-3-1.png) ### [Apocrypha now: the true story of NASA’s space pen](https://geekboss.com/blog/space-pen) Have you heard the story about how NASA engineers spent a million dollars developing a space pen for astronauts that would work in zero... By Matthew Stibbe [Geeky Things](https://geekboss.com/blog/tag/geeky-things) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org/", "@type" : "Person", "image" : "https://www.stibbe.net/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_0612.jpeg?width=4032&height=3024&name=IMG_0612.jpeg", "jobTitle" : "CEO", "name" : "Matthew Stibbe", "sameAs" : [ "https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewstibbe/", "https://www.facebook.com/matthew.stibbe" ], "url" : "https://geekboss.com", "worksFor" : { "@type" : "Organization", "name" : "Articulate Marketing" } } ```