hat would you do with a whole bunch of entrepreneurs? Now, there is a question. I’m not sure if entrepreneurs work well in groups or are they better as individuals. Is entrepreneurship a team sport? A bubble of entrepreneurs is the suggested collective noun but I’m not so sure. An opportunity may be better. Why … Continue reading A bubble of entrepreneurs
Why?
Anyone who has had a child will have had that awkward moment when you simply could not ask their simplest of questions. To them the world is new. Everything has a reason and everything can be challenged with a simple ‘why?’ or ‘what’s that?’ By the time you are an adult though you have become … Continue reading Why?
What goes down
What goes up must come down. We all know this. It is something to do with Newton's law of universal gravitation. Yet recently I have found that what goes down must also come up. Especially when talking about licencing costs. It seems that despite falling budgets and decreasing numbers of users the cost of some of the software … Continue reading What goes down
Toothache
I’m with Copernicus. I don’t think that I am the centre of the universe and that everything revolves around me. There are some, however, who may wish to contradict this statement. I’m telling you this as I had toothache. It was a bad pain underneath a tooth on the lower west side that I have … Continue reading Toothache
Devolution for the North East
I attended a very interesting session on Devolution for the North East: What it means for business in Durham. It was held at the Gala theatre and started at eight o’clock in the morning. The bacon sandwich made up for the early train I had to catch. Now, I am not allowed to be political … Continue reading Devolution for the North East
Realising benefits
Benefits realisation is one of those things that everyone says is a good idea yet is so hard to realise. That must be irony. I’m not really sure why it is so hard but probably it starts with the way that aspirations are described. When anyone has an idea it is only human nature to … Continue reading Realising benefits
Contractual obligations
Tony took me through the Digital Durham contract. It was really something I should have done many years ago. It is almost three years since we signed it yet it seems like five minutes ago. What I was after was an understanding of the key components of what ended up as a huge document. In … Continue reading Contractual obligations
Bring your strategy to life
How do you make your strategy come alive? Why do you need to? Well, that takes me right back to the start. Why do we have a strategy and is it important that everyone is aware of it? Surely every organisation must have a purpose. Whatever it is (and it can be as individual as … Continue reading Bring your strategy to life
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is no laughing matter. I profess no expertise but I am led to believe that it is a highly complex range of lung diseases that result in people having difficulty breathing. It is not pleasant yet it is a major socio-economic issue for the North East region. I’m not sure why. I … Continue reading COPD
Use good judgement – again
We need fewer policies. I’ve thought this for some time and was reminded of my views at the Society of ICT Managers meeting last Friday. We had a presentation on cyber security. It is a hot issue for us. The threat from cyber-crime becomes bigger every day. One of the speakers said that overly restrictive … Continue reading Use good judgement – again
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 