Ok - before I start this, some political positioning: from what I have seen (completely from the media) it does not appear to me that the trouble that has been witnessed in London and elsewhere in the country in recent days is anything other than aggressive, male thuggery. I don't believe that it is some … Continue reading The inevitable London Riots article
We, along with many other technology companies, are talking at great length about the impact that increasingly easy-to-use consumer devices are having on the world of corporate IT. At one end of the spectrum is the popularity of smart, touch screen (and often Apple-produced, if truth be told) devices that, according to one report that … Continue reading The battlelines of consumerisation
Achievements this week included: - a good day's workshop with the whole team - working out ways of working with a couple of key clients in the business - the beginning of the monthly work review meetings - and the latest in staff annual reviews Next week: setting commitments.
Achievements this week included: - almost submitted my first expenses claim (long story) - good catch ups with Mike Thompson at Headshift and @bolarotibi - planning for a team workshop next week - booking review meetings for the whole team Next week: the aforementioned workshop, plus a number of client meetings
According to press reports in recent days, it seems that there it's trouble at t'mill at my former employer Thomson Reuters. Three years after the takeover, the Thomson family are apparently frustrated by the slow return that they are seeing as a result of bringing together the two information companies. I'm no economist, and that … Continue reading The mystery of M&A
Achievements this week included:- surviving MGXNext week: back to normality.
It's been a busy week in Denver. Presentations in a sports arena, sessions in a conference centre the size of your average airport, frequent networking opportunities, and the odd drink here and there. A few years ago, I went to New York in early December. I was expecting to hate a whole load of Christmas … Continue reading Travelblog MGX
Tomorrow I'm heading off to Denver, Colorado to attend the Microsoft Global Exchange (known, inevitably, as MGX). MGX sees the gathering of 15,000 Microsoft employees from around the globe. That many people requires a sports stadium, and so it is that the plenary sessions will be being held at Denver's Pepsi Center. Quite frankly, there … Continue reading TravelBlog MGX 1
Achievements this week included: - good progress on editorial approach for the coming 12 months - slow but steady progress on the recruitment front - a great catch up with @tobywright at The Telegraph - thoughts and conversations about Application Lifecycle Management, and who the heck would "buy" it - a few runs at articulating … Continue reading Weeknote 57: defining visions
Starting a new role in a new organisation takes some getting used to. The past three months have flown past for me, but a combination of new role, a new specialisation (I can't escape the fact that I now work in marketing), moving to the supplier-side of the IT industry, the sheer scale of Microsoft, … Continue reading Acclimatisation
