It is a truth universally acknowledged, that the best place to buy a postcard is not the Post Office. You may find that odd. I know that I did. Where else would you go for all things postal? Well you would be wrong. The vast majority of post offices don’t sell postcards unless you want … Continue reading Unfolding plans 101 – Take your opportunities when you can
Unfolding plans 99 – I was even trending
This is part two of the presentation I made at the conference on ‘Transforming The Way We Work: A Vision for Mobile Public Sector.’ It is an abridged version. OK, it is cheating a bit but I’m not the only blogger to have ever recycled his or her own material. After all I did spend … Continue reading Unfolding plans 99 – I was even trending
Unfolding plans 98 – astronauts for boys
I’ve gone on the front foot. I’ve started to talk as much as I can about the great things that are going on in the region, trying to change perceptions and break down stereotypes. I’m doing the same with our own business. There are some fabulous tales to tell. Yes, we have issues to deal … Continue reading Unfolding plans 98 – astronauts for boys
Unfolding plans 97 – chugging tugboats
This Guerrilla Working thing is catching on, at least in part. I find I can work more or less anywhere, with or without a wireless network. If I’m offline then I can catch up with all of the things that have been synchronised with my laptop, such as mail. I can do reports and presentations … Continue reading Unfolding plans 97 – chugging tugboats
Unfolding plans 95 – Spennymoor in the millennium
This postcard challenge is going to be harder than I thought. By day two I was close to throwing in the towel but my never say die attitude pulled it off in the end. It seems that postcards are only sold in tourist type destinations and are not ubiquitous. Why didn’t I think of that? … Continue reading Unfolding plans 95 – Spennymoor in the millennium
Unfolding plans 94 – exciting times in the North East
London is a hot place when the sun shines. On Wednesday it got well over thirty degrees. I think I was the only one in the capital to be wearing a jacket and tie but standards have to be kept. I had caught the train down (yes not up) to present at a conference on … Continue reading Unfolding plans 94 – exciting times in the North East
Unfolding plans 91 – What did Steven Kelly ever do for me?
What did Steven Kelly ever do for me? I’d come across Steven before but never heard him speak until Dynamo15. He was the Key Note speaker in his role as the Chief Executive Officer of Sage, the North East’s only FTSE100 company. I loved what he said. He was really inspirational and came across as … Continue reading Unfolding plans 91 – What did Steven Kelly ever do for me?
Unfolding plans 85 – the one I never got to use
Dynamo 15 was a fantastic event. It was even better than last year’s and I’m already looking forward to next year. In one way or another I was quite involved in some of the breakout themes. I had a couple of talks prepared but Bob decided to do a David Dimbleby and go for a … Continue reading Unfolding plans 85 – the one I never got to use
Unfolding plans 83 – going al fresco
Summer is here at last, at least I think it is as I’ve been away for a week. Judging by the length of the grass when I got back the weather seems to have been OK. Ah summertime, when the living is easy. The hazy summer days make me hark back to when I was … Continue reading Unfolding plans 83 – going al fresco
Unfolding plans 82 – live satellite feed
A year or so ago the North East ICT Managers group put on a very successful security event. It really changed the relationship that we had with central government over the Public Service Network in a good way. This year we’ve done something similar under the banner of ‘Enabling safe business’. I would normally chair … Continue reading Unfolding plans 82 – live satellite feed
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 