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
Lack of definition
There is a lot of stuff out there about what I am trying to do. Three books that I have recently read spring to mind: 'Loose' by Martin Thomas. The future of business is letting go. It gives a nice insight into how to break down the command and control influence within your own organisation; … Continue reading Lack of definition
Unfolding plans 205 – Another year end
So there we have it. I’ve got to the end of another work (and blogging) year. Last year I managed to blog every work day and I never thought that I would be able to do the same this time. I imagined that I would achieve perhaps every other day yet they kept coming. This … Continue reading Unfolding plans 205 – Another year end
Unfolding plans 204 – Trustworthy
I must admit that I quite like working at this time of year. The roads are quiet and so the journey in and out is a little less stressful. Everyone is so much nicer to each other. Peace on earth and good will to all men. Why things can’t be this way all the time … Continue reading Unfolding plans 204 – Trustworthy
Unfolding plans 203 – More trainee workers
A group of us went down to Leeds to see how they had set up their Apprentice Training Agency (ATA). It had been going for a while and could prove to be a useful model to get ours off the ground. I’ve been getting more and more excited by the idea that we have launched … Continue reading Unfolding plans 203 – More trainee workers
Unfolding plans 200 – Hoary chestnuts roasting
Once again that perennial problem of system specification has raised its head. It is a hoary chestnut yet one I thinking we are making good inroads into cracking. Traditionally when we have decided we have a need for something, a new process, a new system or a new tool we would get a group together … Continue reading Unfolding plans 200 – Hoary chestnuts roasting
Unfolding plans 199 – A jewel in the north
This week I was once again at the Stanley Area Action Partnership. I go there every other month as I am in a tag team with Caroline, another one of the Heads of Service here. It must be six years since I have been going and while at first it seemed a chore I have … Continue reading Unfolding plans 199 – A jewel in the north
Unfolding plans 198 – Connectivity
If there is one thing that will set the North East apart from its competitor regions it will be connectivity. Of course I mean network connectivity rather than motorways, rail and air. These others are very important yet may take a little longer to get where we would like to be. We don’t have a … Continue reading Unfolding plans 198 – Connectivity
Unfolding plans 197 – Visible spectrum of change
There is nothing more magical than a rainbow. (There is nothing faster than a Post Office van but that is another story.) There is something about seeing the ephemeral band of colours splashed across the sky that brings out the spiritual in me. If there was one thing that would make me believe in a … Continue reading Unfolding plans 197 – Visible spectrum of change
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 