A vivid memory I have from growing up in the 1970s was my father's what seemed like annual slide deck preparation. This is, of course, in the days before Harvard Graphics, let alone PowerPoint. Dad was a lecturer at the University of London. He had to prepare lectures for his MSc students, and prepared visual … Continue reading Slide decks
I've spent quite a bit of time this week trying to make agile projects look like waterfall projects to help clients get various pieces of work through financial control and procurement processes on their side. It's kind of frustrating. The world has know for around a quarter of a century that software development works better … Continue reading Financial agility
Today's coffee companion works in the world of learning and development. We talked about: the crazy competitive world of professional musicianship how many professional musicians are so unsure of their own abilities the importance of serendipity the pejorative view that some have of networking how hard it can be to ask people for things, especially … Continue reading 43rd of 100
This week I have learned: the wonderful opportunities you get from spending time with people who are newer into their careers than you and so with very different perspectives. The EvolvE programme at EE is a really interesting initiative and I spent a bunch of time with some of the current cohort this week in … Continue reading Weeknote 623: lest it snow
How very Douglas Adams. Today's coffee companion is a leadership consultant. We talked about: our respective career histories the PlayCards the way in which playing cards allow people to interact with ideas differently the importance of playfulness in work leadership, and why Servant Leadership is such a strange term to use the importance of leaders … Continue reading 42nd of 100
This morning's coffee companion is a wonderfully innovative individual. We talked about: what we have been up to since we last met the value of unconstrained, agendaless conversations to generate serendipitous events whether this conversation should count as a #100Coffees coffee or not how coffee is a metaphor the things that are currently being looked … Continue reading 41 of 100
Today’s coffee companion is a Chief Operating Officer for a scale-up company involved with mental health support. We talked about: The dismal state of UK politics The challenges of rearing kids with ADHD The strange lack of contentment amongst Western migrant workers in the Middle East Country versus City living American startups buying up industries … Continue reading 40th of 100
This afternoon's coffee companion is a Learning & Development professional working from Canada. We talked about: learning about learning in the armed forces the difference between corporate leadership and military leadership how the class system reflects in the Officer structures in the British military how long it takes to train engineers in the air force … Continue reading 39th of 100
This morning’s coffee companion is a consultant who helps clients to build better skills for innovation and networking. We talked about: The need for organisations to introduce playfulness to help innovation actually happen Our own peculiar career paths and the twists and turns we have both taken (Inevitably) the PlayCards The peculiar nature of academia, … Continue reading 38th of 100
This week I have learned: the mildly addictive nature of watching my Shopify feed. Don't forget the PlayCards are available, and there are only a few of the pre-order special offer left... the continuing need for anthropology when it comes to delivering projects successfully. It's all about the people, personalities and relationships. that the personality … Continue reading Weeknote 622: into a groove
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