Security is such a big issue for us – for all of us. Getting the balance right between being able to operate and staying safe is an ongoing trick. It is a moveable feast. There are some bad people out there in cyber-land. Security is everyone’s responsibility. That is why I have chosen firebrick red. … Continue reading Twenty six days of colour – Firebrick Red #AtoZchallnge
Twenty six days of colour – Eggplant #AtoZchallenge
These have been interesting times in the public sector. Money has been very tight. They have called it austerity, a period of eight years of cuts, perhaps longer. My budget is over forty per cent smaller than five years ago. I’ve lost nearly half the people who worked for me and still we have some … Continue reading Twenty six days of colour – Eggplant #AtoZchallenge
Twenty six days of colour – Dandelion #AtoZchallenge
I didn’t have much choice from the colour palette today. Dandelion or Denim, take your choice. As it happened there wasn’t much colour anywhere as I made my way to work. The earth and the sky merged into a soup of milk of magnesia. The weather has turned back to steady rain again. I had … Continue reading Twenty six days of colour – Dandelion #AtoZchallenge
Twenty six days of colour – Caput Mortuum #AtoZchallenge
The colours most associated with finance are red and black. For once, black represents the good guys. Being in the black means that you have money in the bank while being in the red means you are overdrawn. I used to think I was numerate and had reasonably good business acumen. Perhaps I still do … Continue reading Twenty six days of colour – Caput Mortuum #AtoZchallenge
Twenty six days of colour – Blue #AtoZchallenge
The Happy Manifesto is a book that I wish I had written. It is short, it is punchy and says everything that I have been talking about for years. Well, almost everything. Its cover is blue, not blue green, blue violet or even Bondi-blue, just a primary blue and with a bright yellow star in … Continue reading Twenty six days of colour – Blue #AtoZchallenge
Twenty six days of colour – Asparagus #AtoZchallenge
I was driving home from Teesdale the other evening. Although it was dark and cold it was a pleasant drive over the hills as I wasn’t in a hurry. As is usual in such circumstances my mind began to wander and I got round to thinking about this year’s A-Z Blogging Challenge. I wasn’t as … Continue reading Twenty six days of colour – Asparagus #AtoZchallenge
Project optimism bias
‘I’ve re-profiled this project plan twice already and I’m on the verge of having to do it again a third time.’ ‘I bet you have to do it again as the supplier has never hit a timescale yet.’ How many times have you heard such a conversation? How many times have you been in one? … Continue reading Project optimism bias
Doing or thinking
Sometimes we spend too much time doing and not enough time thinking. We often leap before we look. If I learnt anything from the lean start-up training it is that we should spend as much time as we can shaping our ideas and talking to our customers before investing in the product. As an organisation … Continue reading Doing or thinking
Alone Together
‘Alone Together’ is an interesting read from Sherry Turkle. I’m not sure why I picked it up as there is often a gap between when I buy or borrow a book and when I get around to reading it. I always have such a backlog of things I want to read. I suspect it had … Continue reading Alone Together
Enabling Safe Business #ESB16
Last week I hosted another successful Enabling Safe Business – a Closer look at Cloud conference. This is the third one that I have been involved in. Here are my opening comments. The ICT industry is great at coming up with new phrases and jargon. Apparently the five most confusing terms are somethings as … Continue reading Enabling Safe Business #ESB16
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 