Day 137 – 5 August 2014 I can’t get over the drone we’ve bought. I should have mentioned it yesterday but it wasn’t until late in the afternoon that I got round to seeing it. Steve had asked me after our visit to Edinburgh if we could get one as research and development and I’d … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 137
A year of work in progress – day 135
Day 135 – 1 August 2014 The start of another month and it is a good chance to catch up with the ten things I’m going to try and achieve this year. Most resolutions have long since fallen by the wayside but I’m plodding along. Doing well: Enjoy every day at work – seems to … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 135
A year of work in progress – day 134
Day 134 – 31 July 2014 Mobile phones seem to have been the theme for today. They were a key component of my one to one with Don first thing and I had two meetings with separate mobile providers later on in the morning. We’ve managed over the last eighteen months to consolidate all of … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 134
A year of work in progress – day 131
Day 131 – 25 July 2014 I used to have an aversion to ‘Thought for the Day’. I would turn the radio off every time it came on as if somehow I would become brainwashed by the religious ideology coming through the airwaves. I’ve got over that now. I’m not anti-religion but cannot abide dogma … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 131
A year of work in progress – day 130
Day 130 – 24 July 2014 Last night’s Dynamo board was interesting. As always it was a packed agenda and attendance was good. We covered four main topics: skills, membership, events and the formal company structure. Bob from Accenture has made huge progress in driving the skills work stream forward especially around the creation of … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 130
A year of work in progress – day 128
Day 128 – 22 July 2014 Things are noticeably quieter on the roads though it seems to be a great opportunity to dig them up. The road north to Morpeth isn’t great and the roads around Thinford have gone to pot. Every season has its advantages and disadvantages. This morning I visited The Work Place … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 128
A year of work in progress – day 125
Day 125 – 17 July 2014 This morning I was supposed to be in Durham for eight thirty and Northumberland for nine thirty. Unless matter transference has been developed then I’m snookered. Perhaps I should fill in a capital application. It’s going to take some time for use to change our thinking from being two … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 125
A year of work in progress – day 124
Day 124 – 16 July 2014 Another day, another presentation and this time it was to the Heads of Service Forum at Northumberland, at least it should have been had we not had a last minute cancellation. Neil and I had prepared a set of slides to bring them up to date with the work … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 124
A year of work in progress – day 123
Day 123 – 15 July 2014 Last night I was at Stanley Area Action Partnership which confused me no end. The address for the meeting had changed but the location hadn’t. The Lamplight Theatre is now Stanley Civic Hall but apparently it was that way before. Brian gave a presentation on highway maintenance. He is … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 123
A year of work in progress – day 122
Day 122 – 14 July 2014 This week should be interesting. Way back in May I told the tale of how Bob Paton, MD of Accenture in the North East told us that if ever he is asked can he take someone on work experience he said yes and how, following his lead, I had … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 122
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 