One of the people who wrote to me over the festive season was Mark. He asked ‘why when we need a decision on anything do we have to write a report instead of pitching to the Leadership Team in person?’ That opened up a whole new can of worms. I’ve never really thought about it … Continue reading Write a report
Lack of definition
There is a lot of stuff out there about what I am trying to do. Three books that I have recently read spring to mind: 'Loose' by Martin Thomas. The future of business is letting go. It gives a nice insight into how to break down the command and control influence within your own organisation; … Continue reading Lack of definition
Disrupting the future
I’ve been in two minds about whether or not to keep on with my blog. I still am. The prospect of writing over two hundred pieces over the next twelve months is somewhat daunting. At the moment they all lie ahead of me. WordPress tells me that I have had more readers this year than … Continue reading Disrupting the future
Unfolding plans 205 – Another year end
So there we have it. I’ve got to the end of another work (and blogging) year. Last year I managed to blog every work day and I never thought that I would be able to do the same this time. I imagined that I would achieve perhaps every other day yet they kept coming. This … Continue reading Unfolding plans 205 – Another year end
Unfolding plans 204 – Trustworthy
I must admit that I quite like working at this time of year. The roads are quiet and so the journey in and out is a little less stressful. Everyone is so much nicer to each other. Peace on earth and good will to all men. Why things can’t be this way all the time … Continue reading Unfolding plans 204 – Trustworthy
Unfolding plans 203 – More trainee workers
A group of us went down to Leeds to see how they had set up their Apprentice Training Agency (ATA). It had been going for a while and could prove to be a useful model to get ours off the ground. I’ve been getting more and more excited by the idea that we have launched … Continue reading Unfolding plans 203 – More trainee workers
Unfolding plans 202 – Loneliness
Loneliness is a big problem, especially with older people. According to Age UK around one million people regularly go for a month without speaking to anyone. Half of those aged seventy five and over live alone and ten percent of those over sixty five say they always or often feel lonely. These are sad statistics. … Continue reading Unfolding plans 202 – Loneliness
Unfolding plans 201 – Proving a point
‘You have to prove a point’, that’s what my wife said to me as I made my way out of the door to go to work. It wasn’t a general statement, though that may be true but was more to do with the fact that I wasn’t taking my car to work but that of … Continue reading Unfolding plans 201 – Proving a point
Unfolding plans 200 – Hoary chestnuts roasting
Once again that perennial problem of system specification has raised its head. It is a hoary chestnut yet one I thinking we are making good inroads into cracking. Traditionally when we have decided we have a need for something, a new process, a new system or a new tool we would get a group together … Continue reading Unfolding plans 200 – Hoary chestnuts roasting
Unfolding plans 199 – A jewel in the north
This week I was once again at the Stanley Area Action Partnership. I go there every other month as I am in a tag team with Caroline, another one of the Heads of Service here. It must be six years since I have been going and while at first it seemed a chore I have … Continue reading Unfolding plans 199 – A jewel in the north
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 