Matt
I coach people through career and leadership decisions. Thirty years in tech, most recently Meta. Writing weekly on practical career growth. DJ and flâneur out of hours.
#316 - Decisions you can stand on
The report is in your inbox, unopened. Here is what it is actually for.
#80 - Weeknote From Dublin
Updates A milestone week for me, as after nearly forty years of employment, I have now set out as self-employed for the first time. On Monday I opened the
Now - November 2026
I'm still living in Dublin, Ireland. I love my space here. I can see the sea from my living room and I'm surrounded by my records
TWIL #145 - A basket of eggs
This week I learned that the Citroën 2CV was designed to carry a basket of eggs across a freshly ploughed field without breaking one.
Decisions you can stand on
You did the exercise. The report is in your inbox. Last week a decision arrived and you made it the old way.
#315 - When your values disagree with each other
Right against wrong resolves quickly. Right against right can run for months.
TWIL #144 - An offer I couldn't refuse
Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I’m putting my weekly newsletter together but somehow, they don’t quite
When your values disagree with each other
The decision you keep circling is not right against wrong. It is two things you care about, and only one of them fits.
#314 - Which means what?
Two people, the same three values, opposite decisions. The words were never the problem.
#79 - Weeknote From Dublin
Updates Sunday afternoon of a bank holiday weekend here in Ireland, and the clocks have fallen backwards signalling the arrival of what feels like real winter. We're also
TWIL #143 - Disco beat the Death Star
Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I’m putting my weekly newsletter together but somehow, they don’t quite
Why does my CV get rejected immediately?
You applied at six. The rejection landed at eight. It feels like a robot read your CV and binned it.
