Day 54 – 24 March 2014 It’s not every day that you get interviewed for a magazine but today was one of them. It wasn’t until after lunch. Back to this morning, Tony, the Digital Durham programme director is off all week and so I have no one to ring from the car first thing. … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 54
A year of work in progress – day 53
Day 53 – 21 March 2014 There is more light than dark. Spring has sprung yet it’s not very spring like outside. It was cold and windy when I left home. First up was a meeting with a doctor from Dryburn Hospital to talk about Big Data. After I’d explained to him what the expression … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 53
A year of work in progress – day 52
Day 52 – 20 March 2014 Today is International Happiness Day, so happy happy day. I set out to enjoy every day at work this year but is that the same thing? Can you enjoy yourself without being happy? Are happiness and enjoyment variable measures of the same thing? I don’t know and what’s more … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 52
A year of work in progress – day 51
Day 51 – 19 March 2014 I’ve been asked to speak at the first Dynamo conference at the beginning of May. Dynamo is a new group that has been set up to represent the ICT sector in the North East. I’ll not get carried away however as I think there will be forty of us … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 51
A year of work in progress – day 50
Day 50 – 18 March 2014 I had a day off yesterday, the last of this year’s. I’ve timed it quite well as there are only eleven more days left of this fiscal year. Holidays have always presented a small problem for us as the year in which you an accrue them and take them … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 50
A year of work in progress – day 49
Day 49 – 14 March 2014 It turns out that Durham County Council has won the ‘Council of the Year’, a prestigious award promoted by the Local Government Chronicle. It’s like an Oscar for best movie, an excellent achievement and some reward for the five years of hard work following Local Government Review when the … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 49
A year of work in progress – day 48
Day 48 – 13 March 2014 I woke this morning feeling a little nervous. I was up for re-election. Since Tom left Sunderland I have been the chair of the North East ICT Managers group (NEICT) and today was the Annual General Meeting. It’s something I’ve enjoyed doing and I think the group is more … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 48
A year of work in progress – day 47
Day 47 – 12 March 2014 Management Wednesday and what is worse it was also password change day. It used to be so easy, your pet’s name, your address or your favourite holiday destination. Stick a number on the end if you needed to change it. Now it has to have capitals, numbers, Cyrillic script … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 47
A year of work in progress – day 46
Day 46 – 11 March 2014 Twelve days without paper now if you don’t count the odd bits that people shove in your hands from time to time. Last night I had my first Area Action Partnership meeting in Stanley without the white stuff. The cold sweats and night terrors are diminishing but I still … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 46
A year of work in progress – day 45
Day 45 – 10 March 2014 I’ve been off-net for two working days. I haven’t looked at my email until this morning. I even switched off the synchronisation on my phone just in case I got tempted. And I did. Thursday morning was difficult and I must confess to feeling withdrawal symptoms. Two whole days … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 45
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 