Day 123 – 15 July 2014 Last night I was at Stanley Area Action Partnership which confused me no end. The address for the meeting had changed but the location hadn’t. The Lamplight Theatre is now Stanley Civic Hall but apparently it was that way before. Brian gave a presentation on highway maintenance. He is … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 123
A year of work in progress – day 122
Day 122 – 14 July 2014 This week should be interesting. Way back in May I told the tale of how Bob Paton, MD of Accenture in the North East told us that if ever he is asked can he take someone on work experience he said yes and how, following his lead, I had … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 122
A year of work in progress – day 121
Day 121 – 11 July 2014 According to the Institute of Customer Service, the ICS ServCheck is an online diagnostic tool that informs how well an organisation is implementing those elements that are prerequisites of delivering a world-class service. I filled mine in this morning and this will be the third time that we have … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 121
A year of work in progress – day 120
Day 120 – 10 July 2014 Ah well, Froome and Cavendish are out of the Tour De France. Have I told you that I always did like Geraint Thomas? My prediction for the World Cup final nearly came true. I had it down for Germany against the Netherlands. I was so close but now I … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 120
A year of work in progress – day 119
Day 119 – 9 July 2014 Having not set foot in the ‘Room for Improvement’ for over a week I ended up spending the whole morning in there. I came in thinking we would be there all day but got kicked at lunchtime and made our way to another room. Apart from a half hour … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 119
A year of work in progress – day 118
Day 118 – 8 July 2014 It was pouring this morning as I made my way across the car park at County Hall. I got in only to realise that I had left the speakers I needed for the presentation in the car. It started to thunder and so I decided to leave it until … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 118
A year of work in progress – day 117
Day 117 – 7 July 2014 Back at work this morning after seeing the Tour de France go through Burley in Wharfedale over the weekend. It was something I hadn’t expected to see in the north of England and was glad we went down even though there was a bit of waiting around. Today I … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 117
A year of work in progress – day 116
Day 116 – 3 July 2014 England is out of the World Cup and Murray is out of Wimbledon but the Tour de France is starting this weekend so there is still hope. Last night’s Dynamo North East skills and education event at Sage head office was good. It was the first time I’d been … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 116
A year of work in progress – day 115
Day 115 – 2 July 2014 It’s management Wednesday again but only two meetings today. We had Senior Leadership team in the morning (a performance one) and Resources Management Team in the afternoon. I must get my diary sorted as we ended up in Morpeth in the morning and Durham in the afternoon. This also … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 115
A year of work in progress – day 114
Day 114 – 1 July 2014 The year is officially half over yet I will end up working fewer days in the second half than in the first. It’s all to do with having more holidays, better weather and something around harvest time. The tide has turned and is coming back in (or is it … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 114
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 