Category: Weeknotes

This week I have learned: That a reasonably well-designed survey can through a bit of analysis help shape focus for deeper qualitative work. It's been quite a while since I've designed a survey. The ideas from Nudgestock last week have been sticking with me this week. The idea of winning arguments or solving problems. I … Continue reading Weeknote 641: statistical

This week I have learned... There might be another book idea in me along with the How to Have Coffee guide. The working theory is that the forces catalysed at the point of the pandemic that led to our now hybrid world of office work stemmed back 20 years or more and that "everyone in … Continue reading Weeknote 640: another book

This week I have learned: the power of managing corporate history. I saw Giles Turnbull give a fascinating talk about his work curating the stories of digital organisations. It's a hugely under-rated activity and I think I need to see more organisations doing it. which also reminded me of this exercise I did under the … Continue reading Weeknote 639: Bath

This week I have learned: I'm doing some work alongside the day job of managing engagements, looking at how we establish the teams that align the engagements. That's a bit of a word salad, but it's interesting to me and I'm looking forward to doing it. It's also been really nice to be asked to … Continue reading Weeknote 638: Engagement

This week I have learned: that my youngest is doing pretty well at school. The annual parents evening, still a Zoom showreel in neat 4-minute chunks, was nice. getting unsolicited feedback is the best sort. Thanks to John Sills for the lovely write-up of the PlayCards. I spent some time un-DRMing my e-book library. Knowing … Continue reading Weeknote 637: hawt

This week I have learned: That people are probably confusing Serious with Solemn, and banning humour and fun from work makes serious things so much harder. I had a lovely evening listening to Neil Mullarkey talk about humour and improvisation at work and then saw this (prompted by Tom Geraghty's wonderful newsletter). In a conversation … Continue reading Weeknote 636: less solemn

This week I have learned: there are certain points in projects, the "milestones", that might be better described as millstones. Points of playback, or reflection, decision points or just notional lines in the sand. They can put people under huge stress. Working out ways to reduce that stress, but still keep people motivated, is key … Continue reading Weeknote 635: milestone

This week I have learned: after a few weeks which were very abnormal (conference season, 4 day weeks and so on) it was somewhat comforting to have a week which felt like it was more conventional. A couple of days at home, three in the office. Some coffees. Some progress made on client work. After … Continue reading Weeknote 634: normality

This week I have learned: 5 days of being with hundreds of colleagues, away for the most part from the day-to-day is a wonderful thing it's also knackering the penguins article has become something of a brainworm. The extent to which we simply don't understand one another is profound, misunderstood, and probably quite fundamental to … Continue reading Weeknote 633: conferenced and out

This week I have learned: bringing people together is wonderful. We've had a couple of days at a CenterParcs with 200 colleagues brought together from across the planet. It's been great to catch up with people who I've got to know over the last year since starting at Equal Experts, and to meet many more … Continue reading Weeknote 632: conferencing