This is a question that has troubled me for some time. Who is it that should run a project, or rather which team or service should they come from? Good project management skills are hard to find, certainly within an organisation that has a lot of operational stuff going on. Change happens all the time … Continue reading Who should run the project
Open journalism
I’ve never really thought about being a journalist. To be honest I’m not really sure what they do. Yes, I get that they write articles for newspapers, magazines and the broadcast media but I am assuming that they do more than that. Surely it is something to do with stories, finding them and writing about … Continue reading Open journalism
We talk about diversity
There is a lot of talk about diversity in the media these days. Only this morning when I put on the telly there was an article on assessing disabled people’s ability to work. The government has promised to overhaul the work capability process and has promised to make it more personal. Their hope is that … Continue reading We talk about diversity
Taking time to get out there
We always try to start our meetings off with some good stories. It gets everything off on the right tone. Brian told us how he had been out doing some mock interviews with some school students and how much he had enjoyed it. Some of the young people were very good while some were less … Continue reading Taking time to get out there
Skills mapping
The two things that we have got involved in as part of the North East Combined Authority Digital Leads Group are connectivity and digital skills. The former has developed into a full blown pitch for a substantial amount of money to create a massive 5G test bed across the region. Keep your fingers crossed. The … Continue reading Skills mapping
Socitm spells collaboration
There is certainly no shortage of collaboration across our region at the moment. The Dynamites awards last week showed how willing people are to work together and this was followed the next morning by our latest regional Socitm meeting. Graham, Richard and I have had a bit of a campaign to get more numbers to … Continue reading Socitm spells collaboration
Inspiring value trees
Another day, another value tree workshop. OK, it’s only the second one that I have ever been to yet it seems that I am spending more and more of my time thinking about our Inspire programme and looking at modern ways of working and culture change. I’ve blogged about the value tree approach before and … Continue reading Inspiring value trees
Reflections on Aberfan
Some days I have to really squeeze my head to think of something to write and on others I have too much to say. Today was one of those days. I would have liked to blog about this on Friday but had the piece on Dynamites the previous night to post while it was still … Continue reading Reflections on Aberfan
A great night at Dynamites16
What a fantastic night it was at Dynamites 16. When Charlie Hoult, the chair of Dynamo North East, the organisation working to grow the tech industry across the region, asked if I would lead on the judging panel for last night’s awards it never occurred to me that standing up in front of everyone would … Continue reading A great night at Dynamites16
Private money vs public money
When I worked in the private sector money was easier to come by, or at least it seemed to be so. I never used to worry about expenses as such. If I needed to buy some petrol I would stop at the nearest service station. Hang the price. If I wanted to meet up with … Continue reading Private money vs public money
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 