Image thanks to IT@SDSU I was in a Zoom call that got bombed. I can’t recall this happening before though I have been in some odd online meetings. The event was called ‘Switching the Stereotypes: transformational leadership in the workplace’ and was partly in celebration of International Women’s Day. It took us all a while … Continue reading Zoom bombed
Things coming true
The sun is out and it really feels like spring is on its way. It’s still very cold in the morning but there is now hope. It’s not just the crocuses and snowdrops that are showing, I even cut the grass last week, but businesses are starting to emerge from their COVID induced slumber. Suddenly … Continue reading Things coming true
Some things change
It was weird walking through the grounds of County Hall in Durham again. I hadn’t been back since I stopped working there nearly five years ago. To be honest I was never sure if I would ever get the chance to go back again, as by now it should have been pulled down and everything … Continue reading Some things change
Read Me
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
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
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
NPD
Image thanks to EnglishExplorer.com I’ve finally got round to watching ‘Dark Woods’, the latest from Walter Presents. It’s got everything I like in a TV drama, it’s well written, full of great characters, and dark. I love watching crime thrillers in a foreign language. Somehow it adds another level of intrigue to the plot. Anyway, … Continue reading NPD
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 