About four years ago I decided to take my career on a new path. I had spent much of the preceding two decades working in IT of one form or another, but needed to change. In my early thirties I'd set myself the goal of becoming a CIO by the age of 40. When I was … Continue reading Career planning
Things I have learned this week: - never underestimate the British weather - or my inability to find connectivity in the hillier parts of England Next week: back to London
Today marks the 101st anniversary of my grandfather's birth. It also marks the end of the first year of my foray into the world of entreprenuerism. A year down, and it has to be said that it's been hard. I was utterly over optimistic about how and where clients would come from, and although I am … Continue reading Bertie Day
I don't often get to listen to the "Thought for the Day" slot on Radio 4's Today Programme - and I tend to mentally switch off if I do because I'm irked by the idea that only the religious can display morality that seems to underpin the whole shebang. However one did catch my ear late … Continue reading Mixed virtues
This week I have learned: - there's an amazing amount of digital transformation happening in the credit card world (well, one part of it, at least) - Wonga are even more devious than I had first thought - PR people like pink drinks - getting a promoted post on LinkedIn seriously drives some traffic - … Continue reading Weeknote 204: promoted
News this morning that IBM and Apple have entered into a new partnership that "will see the two firms co-develop business-centric apps for iPhones and iPads." Given the history of the two brands, this is big news, but given Big Blue has been out of the devices market for some time since it divested its … Continue reading The Enterprise App
And so the Cabinet reshuffle happens. Farewell "voice of reason" Ken Clarke (although if your idea of "reason" is fag-smoking, Hush Puppy-wearing and jazz-listening, then you need to have a good hard look at yourself). And farewell, too (from the Department for Education) for Michael Gove, architect of some of the most significant changes … Continue reading Changing leaders
Last week I got into yet another spirited conversation on Facebook - this time about the barriers to success in Enterprise Social Networks (ESNs). Think Yammer, Huddl, Sharepoint and so on. Den Howlett has written a very thoughtful piece on the subject as a result here on Diginomica, and has created six hurdles that are … Continue reading Six hurdles
I've spoken to a few people in the last week who are in the financial services industry, and it is striking how regulation of the industry is acting as a massive inhibitor to innovation in that industry. Given the seismic impact of a very liberal approach to regulating banks over the past half decade, this … Continue reading Regulation and innovation
Things I have learned this week: - there is power in a network (particularly if you are running a survey) - Sir Humphrey is looking a lot younger these days - being told that you've inspired someone is really quite wonderful - my use of Twitter is changing - one minute everything can look dire, … Continue reading Weeknote 203: bounce
