Category: Weeknotes

This week I have learned: - first weeks back are quite exhausting - scheduling work to jigsaw together is an interesting logical challenge - I've missed having days where I just meet people (rectified today!) Next week: more jigsawing

Another rollercoaster year, but 2014 was one where it felt, at least towards the second half of the year, like it was beginning to make some sort of sense. Business has started to pick up, and I enter the New Year with a number of things in the pipeline. That's very different from where I … Continue reading Yearnote 2014

Things I have learned this week: - I distinctly prefer working with people in the learning and development world than those in the world of technology - greatness is terribly subjective (and wonderful as a result) - there is a power in maintaining a consistent level of naivety (or maybe nativity...) - diary scheduling is … Continue reading Weeknote 225: crimble

Things I have learned this week: - there's an awful lot of (IT) history on my doorstep - most technology problems aren't the technology - most people problems aren't the technology - the same event run to different audiences can have remarkably different results Next week: the last working week of 2014

This week I have learned: - big coincidences happen. They're great. - helping people think is great. Telling stories to do so is great fun. - random contact from the Internet is also great. - I don't know that anyone really can see beyond about 3 months into the future these days. - meetings that … Continue reading Weeknote 224: career paths

Things I have learned this week: - the slightly freaky thing about having an up-to-date and in focus picture of yourself on Twitter is that people come up to you at events and know you already, even if you've never met in person - my new bag is Engineering Serendipity - alongside Business card stories (blog article … Continue reading Weeknote 223: reporting back

Things I have learned this week: - registering for VAT seems like it has been a long time coming (but is here at last!) - Working Unbound is great (just don't ask me why) - it's been a long time since I last took part in a formal debate - IT sales people are really … Continue reading Weeknote 222: Phone meltdown

Things I have learned this week include: - starting the morning with a Twitter conversation with Tom Peters makes for an interesting day - the best laid presentations can always fall a little flat... - ... but I do have the resources to create on the fly these days - new ways of thinking are … Continue reading Weeknote 221: renewal

Things I have learned this week: - your "big news" can be my minor interest story (and vice versa) - a nameplate on a door can have have a certain impact (especially when it's titled "Chancellor of the Exchequer" - Boris Buses. Why? on so many levels... - some of my favourite conversations at then … Continue reading Shrieknote 219: All Hallow’s…