At the start of 2016, I pressed pause on a long and successful career in financial management to allow time and space to review my long-term career options. For some time now I’ve wanted to expand my horizons and venture into new, exciting and uncharted territory. There’s a whole world of opportunity out there waiting for each of us to go out and grab with both hands. And there’s no better time to do that than now: we have entered the era of the autonomous career.
My guiding philosophy in this next phase of my career and life is one of creative learning, ideas and joyful experimentation.
This blog is my platform to reflect upon new directions along the journey. Expect it to be free-form and wide-ranging, covering current systems and technology interests such as:
- Artificial intelligence
- Machine learning
- Natural language processing
- Intelligent agents
- Programming languages (Python, R, SQL)
- Data science/analytics
- Digital business systems
As well as ongoing professional interests such as economics, business change and transformation, knowledge-sharing and collaborative working and new 21st century ways of organising and leading businesses.
I continue to work in finance in a consultative capacity, working with small businesses, start-ups and individuals, sharing my experience and skills in financial management, business change, and business/finance systems development. I’m available for consulting and interim positions in these fields, and you can contact me here or via my consultancy website: autonomy finance.