Broad or precise, which do you prefer? Possibly (but not necessarily) because I’m engineer, I generally regard precision (and the requisite level of detail) as an unmitigated good thing. Not everyone …
What’s the difference between a building and a “space?”
A building is a building is a building, right? Or is it? What makes the difference between a physical, inert, very tangible building and a much more intangible, somehow vibrant and stimulating …
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Hard to help?
Are you hard to help? Or does that just apply to some of the people you work with? It's such a waste when we make it difficult for other people to give us the help we need; when we let our pride or …
Life’s too short…
...to have such a long process. Sometimes, we get carried away with the thoroughness of the process we put in place. Yes, we need to do a diligent job, but good enough is good enough. Arguably, …
The vital importance of feedback
Most of us struggle with it, at least at times—taking feedback that may be painful to receive. We might be rather better at giving it than receiving it. The thing is though... It’s such an important …
If there’s an obstacle…
...we probably need to overcome it before anything else will work. It’s striking how often we try changing all manner of things to get the result we want, apart from the one underlying issue that’s …