This week I have learned: I really do like starting things There's a huge gap in the way big tech firms push collaboration software. They neglect to think about the groups, focusing too much on the individual The power of music, the shared experience of music, is something I forget about too often The new … Continue reading Weeknote 409 – new beginnings
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This week I have learned: fruit squash can really bugger up electronics seven pieces of editorial in a month is a lot what is it about tech sales people? the biggest tech industry challenge is the lack of curious people-people after a quietish month, it's about to get busy again OKR Progress: CxO Priorities: Waiting … Continue reading Weeknote 408: Dark Evenings
This week I have learned: everyone should make time for lunch with a poet once in a while. train strikes are a massive failure of employee engagement. Funny we don't see the answer to them being discount vouchers at the local health spa. walking in hills is good for the sole. I'm getting into the … Continue reading Weeknote 407: Brexit? Brecon
This week I have learned: the CxO Priority Cards scale to big groups PPP Might be A Thing Private equity is stupid. End of. I do love interviewing. OKR Progress: CxO Priorities: CHRO co-creation lesson run. Tech for non-Techies: Hmm. This one has had a terminal blow with the initial client. However, a couple of … Continue reading Weeknote 406: PE Lessons
The temptation to leave this page blank to complete an exceptionally geeky joke is strong, but it's been far too exciting a week to do that. This week I have learned: the incredible experience of spending time away with an incredibly diverse bunch of people at Names Not Numbers. that this way of working can … Continue reading Weeknote 404: Not Found
This week I have learned: the joy of travel. that the screen blurring think might seem cool now, but could be a slippery slope. that I'm to become a Forbes Contributor. OKR Progress: CxO Priorities: Speaking to Paul on Monday Tech for non-Techies: Content development continues. WB40 Live: Still shh. Continue to build the consulting … Continue reading Weeknote 403: Names Not Numbers
This week I have learned: what a beautiful city Budapest is. Well, a beautiful two cities, technically. of the existence of Trinity Buoy Wharf. why you should never let a property developer run a grocer. there are moments where a to-do list is helping but doesn't feel like it. the thinking can be hard sometimes. … Continue reading Weeknote 402 – Payment required
This week I have learned: Actually getting a little bit of time to take a walk is really worthwhile. It's really easy to focus on systems to such an extent that you assume that people have the necessary skills to do what ever it is that the system is supposed to support. Fire drills. Fire … Continue reading Weeknote 401: Unauthorised
I don't blog as much as I used to do. It's that Chris Weston's fault. Since he and I set up WB-40 on a whim back in 2016, podcasting has become a pressure valve for some of my work and some of my thinking and, quite frankly, some of the things that really get on my … Continue reading Weeknote 400
This week I have learned: The August Bank Holiday week is odd, and mildly depressing. The slight chill in the air in the mornings. The "last break until Christmas" feel. When the rubber meets the road, as the saying goes, is when you start to realise how badly the wheels have been fitted. Safety. We … Continue reading Weeknote 399: autumnal
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