I had a really disheartening encounter last week at the CIPD Festival of Work. I was mooching about and chatting with people there about what the event was like (interesting), people they’d met (diverse), and the topics they’d seen which interested them (loads and little about AI). I happened on one vendor and was talking… Read More A Leading Provider
I was driving the other day and needed to use the directions function within the maps app. I rarely drive and even more rarely have to use a GPS so was a bit put out when my phone started making noises. All was going fine until I heard a strange beep. I thought it was… Read More Warning sounds
I’ll be at the CIPD Festival of Work at London Excel. What’ll be different this time is that I’ll be there as a CIPD member. A decade ago I wrote about why I wouldn’t join the CIPD but both people and organisations do change. Their focus is different now and feels more inclusive of different… Read More Professional recognition
The paradox of success is that the better you become at something the more you move away from it. You start as a supervisor and team leader, then a manager and lead, and then a director. You’re becoming more and more detached from the essence of the work over this time; it’s less about the… Read More Detached from the reality
I’ve mentioned before about how I’m detached from many of the songs, films, and TV which we consider to be popular culture. With this in mind, I listened to some Taylor Swift songs while I was working the other day. I’m not a Taylor Swift fan and, indeed, could only name one of her songs… Read More Alienated from the popular
Lost and Desperate 