01 Nov 2026essay
The one conversation a week: the fifteen minutes that make a manager a leader
One meaningful conversation a week nearly triples engagement, Gallup finds. Only 16 per cent of employees say their last one counted.
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24 Oct 2026essay
Mazama Energy: the start-up drilling into a volcano for electricity
Mazama Energy has reached the hottest rock anyone has tried to make power from. Now it wants to go deeper, until water stops being water.
19 Oct 2026essay
Atomarine: The Data Centre with no address
A Y Combinator start-up wants to build AI data centres on barges, tow them out to sea and power them with ships moored alongside. Gas first, nuclear later.
10 Oct 2026essay
Read Me: About Me
From wellsites in Oman to enterprise digital performance: who I am, what I write about, and where to start.
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