Image thanks to Medium Our Digital Peer Network group is coming to an end. In a couple of weeks it will be all over. When it started I would have been glad of its impending completion yet as the weeks have gone by and the discussions have become more interesting, part of me wishes it … Continue reading Read Me
Different folks
Image thanks to AccountingWEB Back to the Digital Peer Group again, to the same conversation about managing different people. I was reminded of it again when sitting having a coffee with Ben. He struggled to describe his colleagues who work in cyber security and eventually chose the word quirky. He apologised as it wasn’t quite … Continue reading Different folks
Opening up again
In the last few weeks the world seems to have opened up again. Where once everyone was happy to have an online meeting suddenly more and more people want to see you face to face. It is great but it is also a pain. Nobody is more happy than me to get to see people … Continue reading Opening up again
EU regulation
Nearly six years on from the referendum on membership of the EU, Brexit is still dominating the news. Despite COVID and the numerous scandals, both political and now royal, the B word has been a constant backdrop to our lives. The Prime Minister and his fans insist that Brexit got done, yet the appointment of … Continue reading EU regulation
Corporate cafe
I’ve worked in some very large organisations, some with thousands of people and others with depots and branches spread across Europe. For much of my working life I had considered myself as someone who enjoyed the corporate life. I found a home in the organisation and the office politics (even though I railed against it). … Continue reading Corporate cafe
Little companies become big companies
Image thanks to All Business I’ve had a couple of conversations over the last few weeks with people who have been working for companies that have been taken over. Not surprisingly they have found themselves moving from a smaller company to a larger one. They haven’t liked the experience. Undoubtedly companies buy others for a … Continue reading Little companies become big companies
Siding with liars
Anyone who has ever watched Prime Minister’s Questions will be aware of one of the strangest bits of political theatre. MPs get to ask questions of the Prime Minister, which he avoids answering but instead makes some arbitrary political point. This is clearly frustrating to MPs, of all colours, especially when the Prime Minister lies … Continue reading Siding with liars
Talking ethics again
Last year I was asked to talk about business ethics to a group of students at Newcastle College. This was on the back of me being involved in the North East initiative on Business Ethics. I blogged about it back in May and must have done a reasonable job as I was asked back again. … Continue reading Talking ethics again
Working part time
Image thanks to London.gov.uk I like working part time, I really like it. For nearly five years now I have been working a three day week. I started out working Monday, Tuesday and Thursday but now work Tuesday to Thursday. Many people I know work part time as well, it seems to be more common. … Continue reading Working part time
Partygate
What a mess this government has got into over the affairs leading to the Sue Gray report. We’ll not see the full report for some time as the parties are now subject to a police investigation. The Prime Minister has been sticking to the line that we should all wait for the report before coming … Continue reading Partygate
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 