Day 40 – 27 February 2014 Last night went well. Everyone listened and there was lots of interest as well as questions and a few laughs. I nearly messed up big time though. I thought I’d sent the wrong presentation to Mid Durham Rural. Pam sorted it out though. Only seven meetings today. We have … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 40
A year of work in progress – day 39
Day 39 – 26 February 2014 I got up early this morning to try and stitch together a report that three of the Heads of Service had been trying to write. There are some things that I can’t put in my blog until they are agreed and this was one of them. Hopefully I will … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 39
A year of work in progress – day 38
Day 38 – 25 February 2014 Today I was mostly at the Education Development Centre (EDC) in Spennymoor. The morning was taken up by another of the Customer Services workshops that I described on day 19. The building was different but the format the same. The focus of the training was around the ICT Strategy, … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 38
A year of work in progress – day 34
Day 34 – 19 February 2014 Last night I decided that I’m going to try and go paperless. I’ve been agile for some time and am obsessed with being more personally efficient yet I still hang onto the vestiges of the old way of doing things. I carry a day-book around with me in which … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 34
A year of work in progress – day 31
Day 31 – 14 February 2014 Valentine’s Day is the day when love hangs heavy in the air. What better way to spend the morning than with BT? We have a meaty contract with them to deliver the broadband infrastructure for the Digital Durham programme and so it’s important that we maintain excellent relations throughout … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 31
A year of work in progress – day 30
Day 30 – 13 February 2014 I have known Gill for some time and so I don’t know if I can claim her as another notch in my tier 4 belt yet in the past we have met to talk about a project or an issue. My mission (should I choose to accept it?) is … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 30
A year of work in progress – day 29
Day 29 – 12 February 2014 I woke up to snow today, the first of the winter. It wasn’t much, just a light dusting. We don’t get a lot of snow at lower levels normally but to have gone this long without any is unusual. It’s been an unusual winter for weather all-round though what … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 29
A year of work in progress – day 27
Day 27 – 10 February 2014 Today I was in Slough, at O2’s offices. I’d entered a competition to win some help from The Local Government Digital Fund. I hadn’t expected to get anywhere but got shortlisted into the last six and was asked to present my thoughts at a Dragon’s Den style event. I … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 27
A year of work in progress – day 24
Day 24 – 5 February 2014 On the way to Newcastle yesterday I was listening to a play on Radio 4. They have some very good stuff on and it always amazes me how the radio manages to paint pictures with words. The play was called Test Case and was about a man who was … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 24
A year of work in progress – day 23
Day 23 – 4 February 2014 An email that came in late in the afternoon yesterday has unsettled me. We let a customer down badly. I set out this year to enjoy every day at work which doesn’t mean that I can’t get angry or upset from time to time. I just need to work … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 23
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 