Industry Voices

I wish someone told me my time to work is finite. The time I have must be used well. When you’re in your early/mid twenties, age 40 seems a long ways away. The older you get it seems time moves that much quicker. Each day must be utilized well. Each …

I wish they would understand that the possibilities for them are endless and limited only to their imaginations. People get stuck with limiting beliefs that preclude them from granting themselves permission to dream bigger. Too often people think they can only do a version of what they’ve been doing and …

There are two popular opinions about DevOps – that it’s about automating operations, or that it’s about eliminating sysadmins as a role. Whilst none of it is entirely wrong, I believe DevOps is about running an always improving IT business end-to-end. In today’s modern digital world, not having a DevOps …

One of the misconceptions held by people outside the infrastructure sector is that the sector is over-reliant on overstretched public funding. While this may be true for some social infrastructure classes, the overstretched government funding allows listed companies to exploit governments’ disinvestment from critical infrastructure assets. Governments’ privatisation of airports, …

Waking up to a quiet house, making a cup of coffee, and settling into my office to write my current book—focused and uninterrupted—for the morning. My mood music plays, the cats are sleeping, and my water tumbler is ice cold and full. After writing a few chapters, I break for …

I believe the growth potential for life and health insurance is vast worldwide. Having worked extensively in Asia for over 12 years, I observed a sizable uninsured population, leaving families vulnerable to significant financial risks. Even in more developed countries of North America and Europe, there is an untapped market …

The highlight of the year was laughter. I am thrilled to have made an impact on mental health by sharing my passion for laughing. Laughter has changed my life. I am healthier, more energetic and manage stressful situations with ease. I have received many paid gigs to bring joy and …

My personal biggest challenge with personal brand building is getting people and businesses to trust my business. I know where people are coming from when they don’t trust right away because a lot of the time, there are online reviewers who mislead the public by saying certain people and businesses …

AI is the technological advancement about to impact my business the most. It should be helpful in many ways, but won’t be a threat if we consider reasonable regulation of its use. It won’t replace human emotion nor unique human behavior. The other area of impact will be our need …

Before you serve a client, my advice would always be to give a free trial of the service or sample of the product and see if they like it before requesting payment. Demanding money right away is bad for business. Once the client has determined they like a product or …