One of the more interesting/difficult things about planning an extended business trip is handling meetings and events that fall through. This was supposed to be …



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If you write sixty thousand words on turning observation and insights into things that make a difference for clients, and your book contains a few …
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An interview of sorts with the Wall Street Journal this week – in the News Corp building. This reminder of their corporate values greets employees …
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There’s a point in most journey’s when you finally feel you’re underway, where the motion and dust of travel finally settle into a jet lagged …
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In Abu Dhabi for the week – a mixture of new-new and sandstorm-building-site-dust-covered buildings, the textures of fast, expensive cars, marble, kerbs, migrant labour uniforms, …
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One of the unexpected benefits of writing a book has been the opportunity to think and learn about the publishing process. In the past month …
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We’ll be sharing the research In The Hands of God: Risk and Savings in Afghanistan next week. Join myself and Mark in a CGAP hosted event …
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Presentation on research, in a law firm of all places, with the upside of a decent view of downtown San Francisco.
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This is what 70,000 words looks like – the manuscript for this sitting on the desk of my publisher, Harper Collins imprint Harper Business.
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