Annand house is a warren of corridors and small meeting rooms. My pass let me in but it took some time for me to find Debbie. I even ended up on the wrong floor. Our paths have crossed a number of times over the last few weeks. Ever since the elephant eating party we seem … Continue reading Age versus youth
A project waiting for an opportunity
Sometimes we try things too early. We set ideas away in the hope that they get some traction only for them to sit on a virtual shelf for lack of interest. That does not mean that they were bad ideas, at least not always. To move our business forward we need to have good ideas … Continue reading A project waiting for an opportunity
Re-election season
I have been re-elected as the president of Socitm North East for another year, in absentia, which is nice. Last week was our annual general meeting but with one thing and another I wasn't able to attend for the first half. I gather I wasn't opposed. Richard has also been re-elected as vice chair. … Continue reading Re-election season
Technically lonely
I've been thinking a lot about loneliness. It is the scourge of modern living. The paradox is that in a time of dense population and high net migration there is a growing number of people who suffer from social isolation. It is a complex problem which cannot be solved with simplistic answers. Very few can, yet … Continue reading Technically lonely
Creating a joint vision
I've talked about this before in my blog. We have been running some joint management sessions with the ICT Leadership team and that of one of the services. Not that we haven't met before, both teams know each other on a one to one basis but we haven't always met as a collective. Using this … Continue reading Creating a joint vision
A perennial problem
Our voyage of discovery continues. It would seem that all of the messages are just not getting through. It's not just us though. This is not an ICT services problem. The delivery services have the same problem as well. People do not know why we have bought a specific system. They do not understand the … Continue reading A perennial problem
Dynamo energy
The room was full of energy at last night's Dynamo North East event. They are held monthly but with all of the other things I have to attend I haven't been able to make it for a while. This time it was held at Northumbria University. I was running a little late as I had … Continue reading Dynamo energy
Fake truth
The media is filled with fake news. Everyone is claiming that this story or that is made up and not true at all. Who can tell? What is real and what is not? The temptation to elaborate a story to stand out against the competition has always been around but has never been greater. It … Continue reading Fake truth
Durhack
Sometimes it works out that people can’t make the meetings that have been arranged and so you end up with some spare time to catch up. Not that you can ever catch up as there is always more to do but it helps. This is how it was this morning with my first two meetings. … Continue reading Durhack
People are not assets
The words got stuck on the tip of my tongue. They wanted to come out but I didn’t want to let them. I wanted to say resource when I meant people and somehow it just felt wrong. Later I realised that I’d got myself hung up on semantics and the real phrase that I don’t … Continue reading People are not assets
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 