July 2025: Victorian churchyards and predicting the future

July 2025: Victorian churchyards and predicting the future

What do Victorian cemeteries and pharma business models have in common?
Sometimes, even the most stable-looking industries fail when they stop adapting. In this month’s recap (previously published on LinkedIn), I reflect on skill needs in the chemical sector, recycled crisis talk – and a surprisingly beautiful graveyard outside Bristol.

May 2025: Book Release and Remote Work from France

May 2025: Book Release and Remote Work from France

May turned out to be a month of waiting — for green lights and go-aheads that didn’t quite come. Instead of sitting still, I accepted an invitation to work from Corsica, mixing Teams calls with exploring. And just as the month was ending, my long awaited new book finally arrived from the printer — along with the first enthusiastic comments from readers.

April 2025: One full-time income, or several smaller ones from different sources

April 2025: One full-time income, or several smaller ones from different sources

What’s really the safest path these days — one full-time job or several smaller ones? That’s one of the topics in this recap, along with how a photo from Paris can give the wrong impression.

The highlight of the month was sending a long-awaited book to print, fifteen years after I first started it. About time, if I want to keep my tagline I get things done.