My 15 Year List of Ideas is a Ready Made Company Selector
mhsutton For the last 15 years I’ve maintained a list of ideas to build – things that both excite me and improve the world. I’ve kept it pruned, adding new ideas,…
2018
My first week of Helpful Conversations
Last week I started having Office Hours to have conversations with anyone who wanted the benefit of my experience in startups, tech and a few other things from my 25+…
I'm Delighted By: Fitness Blender
In my previous life as an agile coach, I travelled a lot and stayed in hotels, airbnbs and other accommodation. Most didn’t have gyms and, to be honest, I’m not…
30 Day Challenge: 5 minutes of planks everyday!
Challenge Yourself! I decided at the end of January that it would be a good idea to force a habit of exercise and do something every day that is both…
Why I don't cheat.
A tale of 2 exam papers Twenty seven years ago, in a small but important town in southern Nigeria, two teenage boys – bored with revising for their GCSEs –…
Offer: Let's have a helpful conversation
It seems that when I’m most busy is when I also seem to want to share and help others the most – so continuing in a long established tradition, I…
Be a Person of Substance
I love to take my dog – Maya – for walks and she loves it when I throw for her and she fetches. A long throw really helps her open…
Yes, learning is hard. But do it anyway.
It seems popular, these days, for coaches and consultants to talk about ‘continuous learning’ or the ‘learning organisation’. Learning is like sex – everyone nods knowingly when it is being…
I can't write about colonialism or the Commonwealth
I’ve been trying, without success, for the last month to write a blog post on the curse of colonialism and the abomination that is the Commonwealth. As I explore my…