Identity and self Take yourself seriously Because you only have one life and being you is a full time job. By Alicia McKay / 15 Oct 2025
The Ambition Recession The ambition vacuum Ambition depends on shared stories about the future. The old stories have collapsed, leaving a vacuum of inevitability and futility, especially around AI, the climate, and democracy. By Alicia McKay / 9 Oct 2025
Work Don't panic, it's just work Most of it doesn't matter. Just chill, mate. By Alicia McKay / 2 Oct 2025
The Ambition Recession The busker principle We underpay the work with the highest social value. In the new world, this toxic trait will be our undoing. By Alicia McKay / 24 Sep 2025
Local government Council rates are a straight-up bargain Don't vote with your wallet. Pick people who play nicely with others. By Alicia McKay / 17 Sep 2025
The Ambition Recession How we punish women's ambition - and what to do about it The 'p' tax By Alicia McKay / 10 Sep 2025
Councillor development Local Legends Toolkit Provide fun, fast and effective strategic leadership development for your Mayors and Councillors with the Local Legends Toolkit. By Alicia McKay / 4 Sep 2025
The Ambition Recession Poppy loppers Why Kiwis snark at success. Welcome to the first piece in a six-part series on the ambition recession. By Alicia McKay / 27 Aug 2025
Power and Systems "Isms" are not people Does calling people racist protect racist systems? Maybe. By Alicia McKay / 20 Aug 2025
McKayPedia Four empires, one square 2,500 years of Athenian empire and colonisation compete with cheap tourist trash. Travel was the winner on the day. By Alicia McKay / 15 Aug 2025
Identity and self You are who you aren't anymore Straddling the ravioli ravine with a Nashville musician to wonder about the cost of becoming yourself. By Alicia McKay / 13 Aug 2025
McKayPedia Mycenae If you're going to make your brother eat his kids' flesh, expect a run of family murders and eventual ruin, no matter how strong your city walls are. By Alicia McKay / 8 Aug 2025
