How I Work
A quick map of my rhythms, strengths and preferences — so we can do good work together with less friction from the start.
Everyone works differently. Rather than leave you to figure mine out by trial and error, here's the short version: when you'll get the best of me, how I think, and how I like to collaborate. None of it is fixed — treat it as a starting point, and tell me how you work best too.
Energy & rhythm
When you'll get the best of me, and how I stay effective over the long haul.
How I run
- I do my deepest thinking in the morning through early afternoon. If you want my sharpest input on something hard, that's the window.
- Late afternoon suits lighter, relational, or catch-up conversations better than heavy problem-solving.
- I protect a daily walk — it's how I think and reset, not time off.
- After an intense stretch I sometimes need a quieter day. It's how I stay good over months, not just days.
What helps
- Book the hard, high-stakes conversations in the morning where you can.
- Use the afternoon for lighter, relational, or catch-up work.
- Leave a little white space in the day — it's where the good thinking happens.
How I think & focus
How I approach a problem, and how to get the best work out of me.
How I think
- I'm a systems-and-connections thinker — I naturally see how things across different domains join up, and I work in principles and design, not just tasks.
- I do my best work with one clear priority and a concrete outcome to aim at. Give me “what does good look like” and I'll drive to it.
- I can hold a lot of parallel threads — so the most useful thing you can do is help me prioritise the one that matters most right now.
- I get moving fastest on work that's fresh and clearly anchored to a real outcome.
What helps
- Point me at one clear priority rather than a long flat list.
- Give me a concrete outcome or “what good looks like” to aim at.
- Start us small — the first real step unlocks the rest.
Communication & meetings
What to expect from me in writing and in the room.
How I communicate
- I'm warm and concise — expect short, quick replies. Don't read anything into brevity; it's efficiency, not curtness.
- I explain complex things in plain language and metaphor, translated into your world.
- In conversation I'll play back what I've heard to check we're aligned, and I'll give you a clear point of view while genuinely wanting your challenge.
- I lean on shared notes and written follow-ups so nothing important lives only in one person's head.
What helps
- Short, async written comms over long, dense threads.
- An agenda or a clear anchor ahead of a meeting.
- Room to think out loud and reframe before we land a decision.
Collaboration & decisions
How I partner with people and how I make decisions.
How I collaborate
- I build through relationships and I'm energised by connecting people and ideas.
- I anchor everything to real business value — I won't recommend shiny things for their own sake, and I'll always tie technology back to outcomes and cost.
- I like to synthesise in the room and then take it away to shape into something we can align on — collaborative, not combative.
- I work best with clear ownership boundaries: bring me your business context and let me bring the design and architecture.
What helps
- Bring the business context; let me bring the design.
- Agree who owns what — clear boundaries beat blurred ones.
- Trust me to take it away and shape it, then align.
The short version: get me in the morning for the hard stuff, give me one clear priority anchored to a real outcome, keep comms short and async, and bring me the business context so I can bring the design. Do that and we'll move fast together. And tell me how you work best — this goes both ways.
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