Things I have learned this week: - making progress is so much easier when working with others - for all the talk of new modes of working, some people are unable to see anything as a "job" being a "job"; not sure if they or I are more foolish - the boundaries of technology, workspace design and … Continue reading Weeknote 236: new alliances
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This week I have learned: - to remember how much more fun it is to work as part of teams - ... and the fun of idea exploration - that obfuscation is the world's most ironic word - that maybe everything is a side project Next week: more sporting bodies and the continued adventures in … Continue reading Weeknote 235: thinking as a platform
Things I have learned this week: - the St Pancras Hotel has an outrageous policy for people wishing to buy coffee in their lobby - sitting at the same desk every day isn't conducive to my best work - we, as a species, are pretty good at ignoring history and thinking everything is new - … Continue reading Weeknote 234: spring-like
Things I have learned this week: - I love it when a plan comes together - the art of business plans is the application of robust logic to a complete fiction - an empty stadium is a remarkably emotive place Next week: prospecting
Things I have learned this week: - when push comes to shove, finance people simply cannot get agile approaches. They'd prefer to inhabit a land of fiction. - only 3 of the 11 members of the House of Lords Select Committee on Digital Literacy have a Twitter account... - ... but two of those three … Continue reading Weeknote 232: Pleasing Palindromic Perfection
Things I have learned this week: - every time I update the stamp website I take more out - diary management as a free agent is without doubt the biggest challenge; being at the mercy of others, and also maintaining one's own diary competence - writing vaguely about Big Data on LinkedIn gets a lot of attention … Continue reading Weeknote 231: juggling appointments on the knife edge
This week I have learned: - I really do have quite a visceral, gut reaction to the concept of being measured in judgement by a third party (which in turn means you really should VOTE FOR ME) - randomly-plucked words can lead to some entertaining blog posts - as can a bit of self analysis - people … Continue reading Weeknote 230: making connections
What I have learned this week: - what one expects to be a relatively simple task can turn into a Herculean effort - I'm really rather proud of it, though... http://stampsocialceo.com/ - the soft stuff continues to baffle the logically minded - and I'm rather excited about watching Watford on the telly tonight. Which probably means … Continue reading Weeknote 229: letting the babies leave the nest
This week I have learned: - scheduling work is like a jigsaw puzzle where the pieces keep changing shape - security is a way of justifying just about any daft idea without thinking - looking back, there are (so far) two places that I have really loved working - life would be so much easier … Continue reading Weeknote 228: the pipeline
This week I have learned: - some people are just plain grumpy - there is a big difference between logical thinking and getting your message across - opportunities come in waves - and disappear as quickly too - life as a single parent is hard - I'm glad I only ever have to do it in … Continue reading Weeknote 227: comprehension
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