Of the twenty bad habits that senior managers have, according to Marshal Goldsmith, twenty things that they do that hold them back, I have fessed up to three of them. I have re-evaluated that up to four. They are listed in his excellent book ‘What got you here won't get you there.’ I have already … Continue reading Another bad habit
A visit to the Archive
During all of the seven years that I've wandered the corridors of County Hall I have never visited the County Records Office. I'm not really sure why. Perhaps it is because it is somewhere the public go rather than being just an office, or maybe I just have not found an excuse. As if I … Continue reading A visit to the Archive
A glowing ego
I am enjoying mentoring, or is it coaching? No matter how many times I have been told what the difference is it never seems to stick. Either way, I am doing it as part of the Executive Women in ICT course we have helped put on. It is going well. I enjoy being a mentor. … Continue reading A glowing ego
Cumulating
The cloud will be the saviour of all mankind if you believe the hype. It will feed the hungry, liberate the poor and satiate our warring bloodlust. The world will be a better place thanks to the cloud. But how can a simple hosting arrangement, the rewriting of software or a transfer of revenue make … Continue reading Cumulating
Shaping Water
The Shape of water is a book by Andrea Camilleri. It is a quote from a Bruce Lee films. It is the shape that our service needs to be. This is a topic that I keep coming back to. It haunts me and excites me. Water can be any shape. Try it. It can be … Continue reading Shaping Water
#DurHack 2017
University seems to be so much more fun when I was there. Perhaps it was the subject that I did or perhaps it's all the cool stuff they get to play with now. The students do work hard though. Again a lot more than when I was there. If I remember rightly my years at … Continue reading #DurHack 2017
Dynamo energy
The room was full of energy at last night's Dynamo North East event. They are held monthly but with all of the other things I have to attend I haven't been able to make it for a while. This time it was held at Northumbria University. I was running a little late as I had … Continue reading Dynamo energy
Global reach
There are one hundred and ninety-six countries on the world. One less if you don’t count Taiwan (don’t tell Trump). Last year, at least one person read my blog from eighty four of these sovereign states, up from sixty-four in the previous year. That means my blog has covered over forty-two per cent of the … Continue reading Global reach
Durhack
Sometimes it works out that people can’t make the meetings that have been arranged and so you end up with some spare time to catch up. Not that you can ever catch up as there is always more to do but it helps. This is how it was this morning with my first two meetings. … Continue reading Durhack
Right in front of me
I think it was Warren Berger who said that ‘When people fail to see what's right in front of them, it's often because they stopped looking too soon.’ How true and I think I have been caught out by his words. In case you are interested Warren Berger is an American journalist and author of … Continue reading Right in front of me
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 