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I’m 54 Today. Apparently, That’s Old.

Posted on January 27, 2026

I’m 54 today. That’s the age my father was when he retired. Retirement? Now? It’s not even faintly on my radar. And not simply because I don’t enjoy the luxury of a public-sector pension. Beyond the time I’ll need to work, I want to work. I want to maintain the mental sharpness, the purpose, the modernity of ideas that […]

Even Santa Can’t Fix Recruitment Advertising

Posted on January 8, 2026 1 Comment

Two weeks ago, I posted a joke festive job advert. A confidential search for an Interim Chief Logistics Officer (Peak Trading Transformation), based in Northern Finland, offering ‘seasonal goodwill’ as part of the generous remuneration package. It was deliberately tongue-in-cheek, and obviously so. A moment of festive frivolity. Subtlety wasn’t the point. And yet within 24 hours […]