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In a World That Does Not Plan for You

Ingeborg Bachmann, 1926–1973: a woman who wanted to write as though writing were simply natural to her — and for whom it never quite was. That is not a lament. It is an observation…

The Wild 13

Michael Ende — author of *The Neverending Story* — writes in *Jim Knopf and the Wild 13* that the thirteen Wild 13 are the most dangerous characters in the world. They ride dragons…

Revenue is applause for work well done. Not a bet on a promised result.

Most consulting engagements put the financial risk on the client. You pay a retainer before the work starts. You buy a project at a fixed price based on a scope that was written be…

Not everything you lose is a loss

Not everything you lose is a loss.

Why we publish our pay

Equal recognition is easy to say and hard to prove. So we put the numbers on the careers page: the same base bands for every track, the same profit share for everyone, pay rises th…