Meet the team: Natalia
Hari caught up with brilliant Natalia Martin to capture a bit more about her and the strengths she brings to the 13 Times Project Delivery team.
This is why experts are worth it
Hari shares an insight that came to her from building bunk beds. Yes, really.
2025 - the year in numbers
We’re already 2 weeks into 2025 and it’s a bit late to be doing a round-up post, but things have been rather busy over here at 13X. So please forgive our brevity and tardiness…
Why Are We Dressing Our Engineers Like Primary School Children?
A personal rant about polo shirts, professionalism, and treating grown-ups like grown-up
The Alphabet Soup Problem: When Office Acronyms Create Chaos
Why your organisation's love affair with abbreviations might be sabotaging productivity more than you think.
From Spanners to Spreadsheets: Why Shop Floor Promotions Need Communication Training
What happens when your best technician is promoted and struggles as a supervisor
10,000 bricks & more…
In September and October 2025 Hari built five LSP kits and had many thoughts about it.
Three Career Lessons I Wish I'd Known Earlier
Hari’s top three lessons: Your boss's job isn't to protect your boundaries. Your network matters more than your CV. And your reputation doesn't just happen to you—you're creating it.
What’s the deal with this anti-AI thing?
Hari provides a bit more context on why this blog has been talking about AI so much recently.
A case against AI Notetakers
AI notetakers are great says Hari but is the time saved enough to make up for losing the influence over what’s recorded in the official record?
AI is a Tool - not a replacement for your brain
AI cannot and should not be used instead of your brain, says Hari, especially when it comes to learning and self-improvement…
Apple Keynote 2025 talks design, photography, hardware - but not AI…
Does it mean anything that Apple barely mentioned AI in their latest keynote? Hari muses…
3 ways to improve your data storytelling
Are your number-heavy presentations putting people to sleep? Hari has 3 things you can do to make them less soporific…
August 2025 round-up
Hari considers the ups and downs of August 2025 - typically a quiet month for training companies, but this one didn’t feel like that…
VIDEO - Check your ring light settings for summer
Just because it's sunny outside doesn't mean you shouldn't use a ring light for virtual calls, says Hari.
Autocues Are a secret super Power for virtual presentations
Autocues aren’t just for politicians and conferences, anyone can use them to enhance their virtual presentation skills, says Hari.
VIDEO - How to speak slower and project confidence
In our latest video Hari shares a few tips about how to better control the speed of your voice when presenting.
July 2025 round-up
What happened in July 2025 - the wins, the challenges and 1911 LEGO® bricks