Chris Warburton ¦ ROStrategy.com

This last week I spent time on Dec Munro‘s intensive stand-up comedy course, at the Angel Comedy Club, at the Bill Murray in London. It was a great bunch of people, all very interesting and I learned a lot. Now, I am under no illusions that I will ever be the next Bill Bailey, Jack Dee or Kevin Bridges… but it has been eye-opening and, prancing around on stage aside, hopefully with some tips for future events. But there are… Read more

This week, the topic of AI came up in my Italian lesson. We were reflecting on just how much has changed over the last few years. What was unthinkable only a few years ago is now possible (including high-quality translations that far surpass my somewhat mediocre efforts… I’m still not very good, feeling old, but still trying!). This digital revolution thingy, has been incredible and, at times, unfathomable: from the invention of the computer (yes I remember a world before… Read more

It is a strange time of year. The build-up and excitement of Christmas is over, and we are stuck waiting for New Year’s Eve and the start of 2026. For many of us it is a busy time, visiting friends, family and relatives. For others it can be a lull, a change of pace from the frenetic run-up in December. For me, this year, it is undoubtedly the latter. For some reason December seemed particularly busy this year, so much… Read more

Some advice… don’t watch ‘Race Across the World’ and then go for a pint down the pub with a friend. It can result in many laughs, a challenge and was precisely the reason I spent last weekend on a bus in the middle of the night, rolling across Europe. Honestly, the last time I did it, I was 20. You know the younger, more adventurous and definitely slimmer version of myself. But, if they can get halfway across Europe for… Read more

It has been back to the mill this week. Torrential rains, back to school, and back to work – summer is well and truly over. Now, with a long list of things to do and deadlines to juggle, it really got me thinking about how to manage it all. Admittedly, it can sometimes feel a little overwhelming… and by counting up all the tasks that need to be done, estimating the time needed, and adjusting for deadlines… it just doesn’t… Read more

It’s been a busy few weeks – juggling multiple deadlines and tasks, all seemingly top priority and all needed yesterday. It reminded me of the old in-tray exercise – once a staple of job interviews and assessment centres. If you ever went through a recruitment process in years gone by, you might remember it. You’d be handed a pile of papers and asked to prioritise them under time pressure. It was all about how you handled competing demands in a… Read more