It’s my last day to day today with the Test and Trace team at the Department of Health and Social Care. The team – Caroline, Anthony, John and Terese – have been amazing to work with. I’ve been here since December and the work has been hard – really hard at times – and as… Read More ‘Proper’ results
I was reading Lior Locher’s latest book over the weekend. In it, they talk about mending and the need to ‘do the do’. You want to be a writer? Write stuff. You want to be an entrepreneur? Spend some time exploring that opportunity, learn more about evaluating opportunities, join that networking event, keep your books… Read More Be professional
It’s easy to tell people what you stand for; it’s a lot tougher to make a stand when they push back. Words < Actions. I could < I can. I would < I did. #ItStartsWithMe
I was having a chat with someone recently and we were talking through the shopkeeper to engineer approach and curation of resources. After the conversation I realised that we get something really wrong with curation – resources do not equal learning. If you’re asked to develop learning materials and adopt a curation approach, you’re still… Read More A moment of enlightenment
There was a character by Harry Enfield in the 90s who would give people advice when they didn’t want it, and, if they followed it, would end up in a worse predicament than they were before. The person who is giving the advice is important. If it’s someone with influence, be clear what their agenda… Read More Unsolicited advice
Lost and Desperate 