Yesterday's coffee companion is a former colleague from my time at Microsoft. If you haven't heard already, my time at Microsoft wasn't my finest hour. It was lovely to be contacted by someone from those days. We talked about: - the opportunities for global travel that working for a big corporation can give you. - … Continue reading 34th of 100
Today's coffee companion is an L&D consultant, podcaster and QPR fan. We talked about: the delights of non-league football. how there are people who we know who we don't know how we know them (we've known each other for ages through Twitter, but it's the first time we have actually met). how one can go … Continue reading 33rd of 100
This week I have learned: it's really stressful sending something off to print. I had to do a bit of last-minute tweaking on the PlayCards box, and Illustrator is far from intuitive. Thankfully the people at Ludocards were great and sent me photos and video of pre-print copies so that I could get the packaging … Continue reading Weeknote 621: let’s get physical
My coffee companion today joined me via Zoom from the city of Quebec. We talked about the cultural significance of language, and how it identifies communities. We talked about the strange origins of Quebec Sign Language, the product of single-sex religious education. We talked about how many ridiculously diverse dialects exist in the UK, often … Continue reading 32nd of 100
Today I caught up with two former colleagues. We talked about the trials and tribulations of our former places of work. We talked about the use of new technology, data, and ethics. We talked about how things have changed and how we have grown. We talked about the challenge of change in others and in … Continue reading 30th and 31st of 100
We do need to take a break every so often. This week we took youngest son for a few days in Barcelona. It's a wonderful city to mooch around. We saw the Nou Camp, a stadium that makes my beloved Vicarage Road look like a training ground. We went inside the Sagrada Familia. The last … Continue reading Weeknote 620: Barca
This week I have learned: sometimes serendipity comes calling. There is a chance I could get to some some work with someone I want to work with, in a place that I want to visit, in a way that helps a whole bunch of my colleagues. It's a reasonably good chance. Finger's crossed. The #100Coffees … Continue reading Weeknote 619 – still closing
This afternoon's coffee companion runs a business that creates engaging compliance training. We talked about the difference between being compliant and demonstrating compliance. We talked about moving to the countryside. We talked about the value of building software and how low and no code are changing the scene. We also wondered if the main reason … Continue reading 29th of 100
Today's first coffee companion is a colleague from our Australian business. We talked about an elaborate and possibly hare-brained plan to get me out to Australia this year. Then #100Coffees would gain global reach. We talked about leadership, and the gap in digital transformation thinking that often forgets about the human side of change. We … Continue reading 28th of 100
I've banged on for many years about the weird cult that is Net Promoter Score, a magical metric with organisational healing powers. In one number, it is claimed, the mysteries of business can be unlocked. Ask your customers their likelihood to recommend you and wealth and prosperity will be yours. Except... The world of recommendations … Continue reading Just recommend!
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