Day 182 – 24 October 2014 Coming in earlier makes little or no difference to the traffic around the Metro centre. I had an eight thirty start at County Hall and so left home just after seven. My sat-nav said that there was a half hour delay but I stopped at the usual spots and … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 182
A year of work in progress – day 181
Day 181 – 23 October 2014 Oktoberfest is either a) The world's largest funfair held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, a sixteen day festival running from late September to the first weekend in October with more than six million people from around the world attending the event and almost seven million litres of beer consumed … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 181
A year of work in progress – day 179
Day 179 – 21 October 2014 Today had touches of yesterday. There was another conversation about application mapping in the morning and more big data in the afternoon. There were differences though. There was no trip to Seaham for one. Instead it was the slow road though the Team Valley. The traffic seems to be … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 179
A year of work in progress – day 177
Day 177 – 17 October 2014 It was foggy this morning when I work up. Actually it was dark and foggy but by the time I drove down to Durham, later on in the morning, the sun had come out and it was a beautiful day. Have I ever said that I like to think … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 177
A year of work in progress – day 175
Day 175 – 15 October 2014 Today was always going to be a long one. Several months ago we agreed to a Dynamo awards dinner and today it has arrived. It seemed so far away at the time. It is called Dynamites 14 and is to be held at the Newcastle Civic Centre in the … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 175
A year of work in progress – day 171
Day 171 – 9 October 2014 Yesterday’s ICT Awareness Day wasn’t the rip-roaring success that I’d hoped for but it was far from a disaster. We had a fair number of people come through and some nice compliments. Bob said to me that if we can influence even a small number of people then it … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 171
A year of work in progress – day 170
Day 170 – 8 October 2014 Are you enjoying Customer Service Week? Today was another big day for us as we held an ICT Awareness Day in the Durham Room in County Hall. We kept the Senior Leadership Team meeting to a couple of hours to make ourselves available for the event but having a … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 170
A year of work in progress – day 169
Day 169 – 7 October 2014 Thankfully the mist had lifted as I made my way down from the station, across Milburngate Bridge and up towards the Gala Theatre. It’s an odd thing but the Gala has been the topic of so many conversations in my time at Durham yet I have never been there. … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 169
A year of work in progress – day 166
Day 166 – 2 October 2014 Bob is someone I have mentioned a few times. He is the Managing Director of Accenture here in the North East and is passionate about skills and development. He’s worth taking to if you can get a moment with him but he is a busy man. I met Bob … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 166
A year of work in progress – day 165
Day 165 – 1 October 2014 Half the financial year has gone and three quarters of the calendar year. What happened to September? It is time to check on progress with the service plan. It turned out that once again I am on call this week in case we have any major incidents. I forgot … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 165
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 