New Series: Desperately Seeking Wisdom podcast out now. Author: Unleashing Demons; Trustee: Make a Wish; Former No10 Director Politics & Comms; Editor, BBC News

London, England
Joined February 2013
The message Dermot Murnaghan seemed to be sending us at his memorial service last week… craigoliver.substack.com/p/w…
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We need to learn the sometimes doing nothing is the right course 👇. Check out my latest Substack by clicking below… craigoliver.substack.com/p/y…
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I use a quote from The Wire 👇 as the basis of a piece on why often doing nothing is the best approach to a challenging situation. You can read it by clicking below… craigoliver.substack.com/p/y…
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Why doing nothing is often the right response to big dilemmas. craigoliver.substack.com/p/y…
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Workaholism can lead you to a place of feeling your efforts are in vain👇. I write about how to overcome it in my latest Desperately Seeking Wisdom Substack. Check it out by clicking below. craigoliver.substack.com/p/f…
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Workaholism is the addiction that’s often encouraged. I write about dealing with it in my latest Desperately Seeking Wisdom Substack. You can read it in full by clicking below… craigoliver.substack.com/p/f…
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My latest Desperately Seeking Wisdom is about recognising and dealing with workaholism. You can read it all by clicking below 👇. craigoliver.substack.com/p/f…
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A short video on workaholism - the addiction we celebrate. You can check out the full piece by clicking below 👇. craigoliver.substack.com/p/f…
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I quote TS Eliot’s line “To prepare a face to meet the faces that we meet” in a piece about how the desire for authenticity in how we all communicate. You can check it out by clicking below… craigoliver.substack.com/p/s…
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Brave leaders are moving from projecting rigid certainty to admitting life is more complex. I write about it in my latest Desperately Seeking Wisdom Substack. You can check it out by clicking below. craigoliver.substack.com/p/s…
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The smart leaders worth listening to get that they need show their working. You can read the whole piece by clicking on below… craigoliver.substack.com/p/s…
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I quote Maya Angelou in my latest Desperately Seeking Wisdom Substack. It’s about how brave and thoughtful leaders are learning to show their working more. Check it out by clicking below… craigoliver.substack.com/p/s…
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Communication is changing - here’s a short video on why. You can check out the full piece below: substack.com/@desperatelysee…
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The moment Theresa May tried to take revenge on me 👇. I write about it in my latest Desperately Seeking Wisdom Substack on the price we pay at work - check it out by clicking below… craigoliver.substack.com/p/w…
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Why we do things that cost us dear 👇. I write about it in my latest Desperately Seeking Wisdom Substack. You can check it out by clicking below… craigoliver.substack.com/p/w…
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The key question at the centre of my latest piece on when we sell ourselves cheap. Check it out by clicking below… craigoliver.substack.com/p/w…
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Stripping out cost and value 👇. Part of my Desperately Seeking Wisdom piece about selling ourselves short. You can check it out, by clicking below… craigoliver.substack.com/p/w…
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A short video on why I’m writing about how we sometimes sell ourselves cheap - and the lessons from it. Check out the full piece by clicking below: open.substack.com/pub/craigo…
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I reflect on watching the nuclear war drama Threads in my latest Desperately Seeking Wisdom piece. It’s about how we should react to claims AI will destroy us. Check it out by clicking below 👇. open.substack.com/pub/craigo…
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How should react to growing claims AI could kill us all? You can read my my latest Desperately Seeking Wisdom Substack by clicking below… open.substack.com/pub/craigo…
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