I worked in nine separate rooms yesterday, all within County Hall. When I say work I mean I used my laptop to write, converse or otherwise communicate. I started on the lower ground before moving up to two rooms on the ground floor. I then moved back down to the lower ground but this time … Continue reading Now, I am a Guerrilla Worker
What next for @SOCITM_NE
I can’t believe that I have been chairing the Society of ICT Managers – North East for a year now. Tempus fugit as they say around our way. It was time for elections again and I’m pleased to say I was re-elected unopposed. I got one hundred and seven per cent of the votes. In … Continue reading What next for @SOCITM_NE
A visit to the Coroner
I had a meeting with the Coroner this morning. That sounds ominous. Perhaps he is someone that you never want to meet yet the time comes for everyone. Death and taxes as the expression goes. His office is in Crook and Neil and I met up with him on a cold and snowy morning. The … Continue reading A visit to the Coroner
Slabs of glass
Work has changed from when I started. When I was at school we didn’t have computers and my first job was the first time I encountered them in any meaningful manner. They were so called green screens. Now we stare into screens every day. Most or at least much of our work is done by … Continue reading Slabs of glass
Morpeth Powerhouse
Forget about the Northern Powerhouse, here comes the Morpeth Powerhouse. For a small market town in the middle of Northumberland there is quite a high number of technology professionals living in it and its environs. I know of nine but there must be many more and every time I think about it another face pops … Continue reading Morpeth Powerhouse
Communication is in our gift
Communication is one of those topics that come up with a metronomic regularity. It raises its head in almost every meeting we have in one guise or another and is one of those things that you can never have enough of. Bad communications always seems to be someone else’s fault. As George Bernard Shaw said … Continue reading Communication is in our gift
Jigsaws are a team sport
The trouble with trying to write something for my blog every day is that eventually I'm going to have to repeat myself. With approaching a thousand pieces written repetition is inevitable. It's no bad thing really, as restating your messages is a good way to remember them. I remember that from my times tables. Way … Continue reading Jigsaws are a team sport
My very first scrum
I attended my first scrum meeting this morning. It was with the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) team. Wow! It was so short I nearly missed it and so sharp I nearly cut myself. Just before the allotted time the team came together and gathered round the scrum boards. We all stood. Bang on 9 o’clock … Continue reading My very first scrum
In the swing of things
It has taken a few days but I have swung back into action. I’ve turned back from that calm and collected clone of myself that appeared over the festive break into the angst ridden creature that normally occupies my mortal self. I don’t know what happened. One minute I was fine and then the next … Continue reading In the swing of things
Write a report
One of the people who wrote to me over the festive season was Mark. He asked ‘why when we need a decision on anything do we have to write a report instead of pitching to the Leadership Team in person?’ That opened up a whole new can of worms. I’ve never really thought about it … Continue reading Write a report
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 