I’ve had my personal development plan meeting this week. You may know it as an appraisal. Now I talk with my boss about performance and objectives all of the time but my PDP allows a once a year formal discussion about how well we are doing. It’s a two way street. As with all processes … Continue reading Personal development plan
It’s all Dutch to me
The CD disappeared into the slot in the dashboard and some unknown yet familiar sounding music emanated from the speakers. A woman’s voice with just the faintest hint of an accent welcomed me to ‘Learn Dutch in 3 months’. Her name was Leif. This is it, the start of my latest learning venture. The task … Continue reading It’s all Dutch to me
What learning a language can teach you
I’ve been inspired by a blog I read today. It was by Benny the Irish polyglot who is convinced that anyone can learn a foreign language and be fluent in three months. I came across his site when I got the urge to learn Dutch for some reason, perhaps with a view to going on … Continue reading What learning a language can teach you
Feelings trump facts
I have been an admirer of Dr Edward de Bono’s work for a long time. I have read many of his books which are always stimulating; in fact I’m just about to finish ‘I’m right, you’re wrong.’ His ‘Six thinking hats’ is one of the books that has had the greatest influence upon me and … Continue reading Feelings trump facts
Don’t decide day
Leaders and managers of the world, unite with me in celebrating Don’t Decide Day! It must have been about twenty five years ago when I was sitting in my office doing – well I forget what I was doing. It was a nice office though, a sort of S shape with my desk in one … Continue reading Don’t decide day
Our inexorable journey towards our virtual destiny
So you thought I was a bit off-beam with my blog 'And man will live for evermore' in that man and machine will become one? It wasn’t meant to be a dystopian view of how the machines would take over, where our creations would eventually enslave us but rather a utopian view of how man … Continue reading Our inexorable journey towards our virtual destiny
What happens when the free stuff runs out?
I’m writing this on Word Press and it’s free. I find I use Twitter all the time, I get most of my news from it and for some reason it always makes me laugh and it’s free too. I also use LinkedIn quite a bit and dabble with Facebook from time to time but I … Continue reading What happens when the free stuff runs out?
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 