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 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 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 198 – Connectivity
If there is one thing that will set the North East apart from its competitor regions it will be connectivity. Of course I mean network connectivity rather than motorways, rail and air. These others are very important yet may take a little longer to get where we would like to be. We don’t have a … Continue reading Unfolding plans 198 – Connectivity
Unfolding plans 197 – Visible spectrum of change
There is nothing more magical than a rainbow. (There is nothing faster than a Post Office van but that is another story.) There is something about seeing the ephemeral band of colours splashed across the sky that brings out the spiritual in me. If there was one thing that would make me believe in a … Continue reading Unfolding plans 197 – Visible spectrum of change
Unfolding plans 196 – App hype
There is such hype about apps. Everyone uses them. Everyone has to have them. You’re just not out there if your firm doesn’t have an app. A lot of people agree. There are at least three million of the things to download onto your smartphone or tablet. Beware however as only around five per cent … Continue reading Unfolding plans 196 – App hype
Unfolding plans 195 – let them get on with their jobs.
I finished ‘Maverick’ by Ricardo Semler a week or so back. Mike had lent me the book some time ago and it had been sitting on my shelf waiting to be read. There was something about the cover that made me leave it. Perhaps it was waiting for the right time. Any book though that … Continue reading Unfolding plans 195 – let them get on with their jobs.
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 