Work has changed from when I started. When I was at school we didn’t have computers and my first job was the first time I encountered them in any meaningful manner. They were so called green screens. Now we stare into screens every day. Most or at least much of our work is done by … Continue reading Slabs of glass
Morpeth Powerhouse
Forget about the Northern Powerhouse, here comes the Morpeth Powerhouse. For a small market town in the middle of Northumberland there is quite a high number of technology professionals living in it and its environs. I know of nine but there must be many more and every time I think about it another face pops … Continue reading Morpeth Powerhouse
Communication is in our gift
Communication is one of those topics that come up with a metronomic regularity. It raises its head in almost every meeting we have in one guise or another and is one of those things that you can never have enough of. Bad communications always seems to be someone else’s fault. As George Bernard Shaw said … Continue reading Communication is in our gift
Jigsaws are a team sport
The trouble with trying to write something for my blog every day is that eventually I'm going to have to repeat myself. With approaching a thousand pieces written repetition is inevitable. It's no bad thing really, as restating your messages is a good way to remember them. I remember that from my times tables. Way … Continue reading Jigsaws are a team sport
My very first scrum
I attended my first scrum meeting this morning. It was with the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) team. Wow! It was so short I nearly missed it and so sharp I nearly cut myself. Just before the allotted time the team came together and gathered round the scrum boards. We all stood. Bang on 9 o’clock … Continue reading My very first scrum
In the swing of things
It has taken a few days but I have swung back into action. I’ve turned back from that calm and collected clone of myself that appeared over the festive break into the angst ridden creature that normally occupies my mortal self. I don’t know what happened. One minute I was fine and then the next … Continue reading In the swing of things
Write a report
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
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 