Day 211 – 8 December 2014 It was way back in June, day 98 to be exact, when I first delivered some training on how to ‘drive the desktop’. This morning it was my turn to deliver it again as part of the Durham Manager development programme. The idea behind it was that many people … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 211
A year of work in progress – day 210
Day 210 – 5 December 2014 Some months ago, when it was warm, Tony and I agreed to help Alli and Ashley to do some leaflet drops (Tony then claimed to know nothing about it!). It was all to improve the Digital Durham take up. Today it was very cold and it didn’t seem such … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 210
A year of work in progress – day 209
Day 209 – 4 December 2014 There is a bridge in Paris across the Seine to which lovers have attached thousands upon thousands of padlocks as tokens of their undying love for each other. They write their names on the padlock and toss the keys into the water below. The bridge is called the Pont … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 209
A year of work in progress – day 208
Day 208 – 3 December 2014 It may be winter outside but in my heart it’s spring. There was a sharp frost when I got out to the car this morning. The weather was quite frigorific, as they say. I haven’t fallen this year into the usual mad rush to get everything finished by Christmas … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 208
A year of work in progress – day 207
Day 207 – 2 December 2014 I must start off with an apology. Yesterday I may have inadvertently given the impression that I would be on the VIP table for the Great Staff, Great Stuff awards event. It turns out that I was close but it was no cigar. I was on the next table … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 207
A year of work in progress – day 206
Day 206 – 1 December 2014 I was never going to make it to Meadowfield by half past eight, even if I left early, which I did. Getting though the road works and down to Durham would have been hard enough but to get across the city was a step too far. I had four … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 206
A year of work in progress – day 205
Day 205 – 28 November 2014 Black Friday turned out to be grey. Low cloud tuned to fog and gave the day a depressing start. When did this happen? Not the weather but when did a day that marked the point that American businesses moved from being in the red to making a profit and … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 205
A year of work in progress – day 204
Day 204 – 27 November 2014 Twelve years a local government officer. Well, it’s not quite twelve years really, it’s more like eleven but you were not to know. Anyway, I have been a senior officer in local government for over eleven years now and managed to avoid an Audit Committee. That is until today. … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 204
A year of work in progress – day 203
Day 203 – 26 November 2014 If you want a coffee in Morpeth there are plenty of places to choose from. Tea is also available. If you want to do business at the same time however there are really only two choices. There is Costa on Bridge Street and Central Bean in the Sanderson Arcade. … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 203
A year of work in progress – day 202
Day 202 – 25 November 2014 Beware the quiet day. It is never going to last. It’s like the elastic band theory where every piece of good luck stretches it and stretches it until it eventually snaps and the busy / quiet balance is restored. Sure enough today was full on with six meetings one … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 202
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 