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It’s been quite a momentous week for me, hence the lack of blogging. Aside from celebrating my son’s first birthday, the big event concerns my employment.
After an immensely enjoyable and educational eight years, I’ve left Bauer Media.
I hadn’t been actively looking for a change, but a couple of interesting opportunities had been put my way, [...]

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Here’s an interesting, possibly controversial, possibly visionary approach to restructuring from Giles Rhys Jones and Jonathan MacDonald. Both blogs are essential reading.

I’d be interested in seeing whether people agree or violently disagree… Certainly makes more sense than the vague notion of an impending headcount reduction based on undisclosed criteria.
(Most definitely a comment not related to [...]

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Easier said than done, but in the unavoidable discussion of the current state of the economy, I’ve noticed a few people discussing whether things are as bad as people perceive, and which industry will be best placed to surive etc. And in the grand scheme of things, I’ve decided I’m not an international finance expert [...]

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This really is an open question, because I understand that outside my network, and even within it, my job title can influence how I’m perceived. And within large companies there can be a need for infrastructure.
But at the same time, in my formal paid career I’ve been a: Freelance writer, Editorial Assistant, Reporter, Products Editor, [...]

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