Image thanks to The Football Faithful I never believed that I would see it in my lifetime, yet Newcastle United have won some silverware! I was too young to remember the Fairs Cup win of 1969 and wasn’t even born in the great days of the FA Cup wins in the fifties. It has been … Continue reading Finally
Is it wrong to love Wagner?
Image thanks to MetOpera I know that Wagner has a checkered reputation. His association with Hitler as his allegedly favourite composer has cast a shadow over his work. I am not well enough studied to know whether Wagner’s antisemitism was true or not, deep or shallow, though I am aware of his complaints over the … Continue reading Is it wrong to love Wagner?
Trying to avoid Amazon
Image thanks to Allride I know it’s a bit pathetic but I have tried very hard not to buy from Amazon. I know my efforts will not make a difference to the inexorable creep of the company’s global influence yet I am reluctant to give up. If many people did the same then there would … Continue reading Trying to avoid Amazon
Back in an office
I have alway been one for working from wherever you can, indeed I was promoting hybrid working long before it became fashionable (see my books if you are not convinced). My mantra has long been that you should work where you can add the most value. Sometimes that is in amongst your team and sometimes … Continue reading Back in an office
Getting to those you don’t know
Sitting and talking to a young man who was working at one of the leading tech companies in the region was an eye-opener. It was at a CyberSips event and we got around to the subject of students. He had recently been one at Newcastle University. What made me think was when he said that … Continue reading Getting to those you don’t know
Love writing
I love writing. Whether it’s any good or not, the process of getting thoughts out of my head and into print gives me such pleasure. It is cathartic, restorative and helps me get my thoughts straight. It also helps by giving me a large amount of reference material to go back to when I need … Continue reading Love writing
The Hand of Providence
Image thanks to Freepik You would think I would have learned to stop worrying by now but I haven’t. I can’t count the number of sleepless nights and subsequent lousy days I have had in the run up to an event or a project launch. No matter what I do to try to stop the … Continue reading The Hand of Providence
Getting Closer to Innovation
Image thanks to Freepik Time is a funny thing. I can’t really decide whether January is going quickly or slowly. At the end of December, despite all the other things that were going on, I was panicking over the short amount of time that we had to plan for CyberNorth’s Innovation Centre #2. It was … Continue reading Getting Closer to Innovation
In scope
Image thanks to Siccar.net A few weeks back I mentioned how I was working through the application to become a B Corp. Whether we go for accreditation is very much up in the air at the moment, yet it is a very interesting exercise. Thanks to some significant help from Katrina at UMI, I’m pleased … Continue reading In scope
Going backwards
Image thanks to Il Mesagerro I’m no fan of Apple. Yes, their products are great and innovative, yet seem overpriced and over-hyped to me. It is the cult of Apple that I simply don’t understand but then, each to their own, there are many things that I don’t understand. So, I would normally skip over … Continue reading Going backwards
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 