Digital by Default

Category: jobs

  • Initial findings from jobs descriptions survey

    Initial findings from jobs descriptions survey

    257 people responded to my survey about what job seekers are looking for from job desscriptions/ads. There is a lot to dig into properly and I intend to do some follow up interviews – and then share a bunch of the raw data (maybe not the free text? Will have a think.) Here are a…

  • mismanaging my #midlifecrisis

    mismanaging my #midlifecrisis

    I have realised I am definitely in the midst of a midlife crisis – albeit a very me version of it. No sports cars, motorbikes or inappropriately young women but no less of a cliche in my own way. The closer I get to 50 (I am 47) the more these thoughts preoccupy me. I…

  • It’s People. Our Product is People.

    A common saying in the internet-era is If you aren’t paying for it, you are the product Increasingly though I’ve started realising that in my world If you are getting paid for it, you are the product As someone who identifies as a product management professional I rarely actual manage any products anymore. As a…

  • Talking to myself…

    A couple of weeks I was asked to created a talking heads video rather than to do an in person talk and – unusually – I was provided with the topic(s) for the talk. It was only supposed to be five minutes (some of you might have seen me moaning about it on Twitter) and…

  • June 2020

    Huh – turns out I’ve been doing these #monthnotes for a year (May I swapped it out for the 10 weeks post.) Looking back at June 2019 is a reminder of how much has happened in that time. I’d almost forgotten about my failed dalliance as co-CEO. Obviously my brain blocking out the trauma. Also…