Urgency will not fix your problem
You can force through your urgency agenda once, but if the reward to your team is more run faster jump higher tasks - you will lose them.
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Martin Eggleston
- Sep 24
- 5 min
I haven't even got over Woolies yet...
The Woolies in Rotherham was iconic. It had 3 entrances including the one out the back, it was the first place to go for all sorts of things
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Martin Eggleston
- Sep 3
- 5 min
Is Steve Borthwick the Worst England Head Coach Ever?
I want the whole country to be proud of us and to enjoy watching us play. The hard work starts now
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Martin Eggleston
- Aug 5
- 4 min
The rise and further rise of the virtue signal
Virtue signalling is so annying - yet Social media willingly offers up this opportunity to carefully curate a public image
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Martin Eggleston
- Mar 22
- 9 min
Working in the hospitality industry is great... (well, let me explain 'great')
For those who have long worked in the hospitality industry, you will know there are endless complaints to make.
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Martin Eggleston
- Feb 11
- 6 min
Shape shifting - the outside truth about living with epilepsy
Epilepsy is a disorder that lives in the shadows, praying on victims that are often reluctant to admit their condition - even to close...
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Martin Eggleston
- Jul 31, 2022
- 5 min
What flavour is that chip on your shoulder?
It’s one of the most self-destructive forms of emotional clutter there is.
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Martin Eggleston
- Mar 15, 2022
- 6 min
My life in a time machine
Boomers to the left of me, Millennials to the right - here I am - Stuck in the middle is a fantastic place to be. When Nirvana released...
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Martin Eggleston
- Mar 8, 2022
- 5 min
Can I give less of a f**k
If you waste time on the little things, there's probably not much going on in your life, to make giving too many fucks a problem for you.
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Martin Eggleston
- Jan 19, 2022
- 10 min
Why skiing is for fools
I have always admired British people that can ski. The reason being, that we get so little snow anywhere else, that skiing at any decent...
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Martin Eggleston
- Jan 14, 2022
- 2 min
Office worker keeps mistaking meeting for party
A party activist has received a formal written warning today after yet again mistaking a work meeting for a party
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Martin Eggleston
- Dec 20, 2021
- 4 min
Does being the youngest help you succeed ?
Being the youngest actually helped me develop skills that have helped me throughout my professional life.
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Martin Eggleston
- Dec 15, 2021
- 6 min
Why messaging is bad for relations
It wasn’t until later that day when the colleague and I spoke on the phone, I realised my email had created more questions than answers.
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Martin Eggleston
- Nov 24, 2021
- 5 min
My COVID journey. One year on.
'What's it like to have long COVID?' It is the question nobody wants to ask, and answer that you feel almost embarrassed to give......
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Martin Eggleston
- Sep 11, 2021
- 5 min
Quiet People in Meetings are usually the most confident
It’s okay to sit in silence. It doesn’t make you a loser; it makes you smart.
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Martin Eggleston
- Aug 6, 2021
- 5 min
Does Perfection Even Exist?
The most insidious danger in excessive pursuit of perfection can be found in something called the "ideal self"
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Martin Eggleston
- Jul 31, 2021
- 7 min
Its more cool being the youngest
No, it’s not always perfect. However, being the youngest child in a family is better than being the middle or the oldest child.
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Martin Eggleston
- Jul 13, 2021
- 4 min
The Iceman Cometh
This piece refers to professional Darts player Gerwyn Price, and his steep trajectory from Rugby Union Hooker to World Darts Champion. I...
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Martin Eggleston
- Jul 13, 2021
- 7 min
A letter from Gareth Southgate
This was written by Gareth Southgate and published by 'The Players Tribune' on June 8th 2021. I find the content incredibly...
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Martin Eggleston
- Jun 23, 2021
- 7 min
Toxic to the boardroom
Millions of people face abusive management, supervisors and colleagues that are bullies at work.
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