Let me start by saying that I have no idea who Martin Davies was. His name appeared before my feet on this, my first walk on Stanage Edge. On seeing his name carved into the stone and half covered by the silt of recent waters I did wonder about him. All I really know is [...]
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The Joy of Life
Posted in Thoughts, Visiting, Walking, tagged burbage, linkedin, martin davies, stanage edge on April 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Who let the dogs out?
Posted in linkedin, Management, Thoughts, tagged linkedin, management on February 15, 2012 | 1 Comment »
When you ask somebody to do something do they do it because of the position you hold or because you have asked them? Some people believe it doesn’t matter. I would argue otherwise. I’ve seen recent examples of barked instructions to staff where the sheer impersonal delivery of instructions just beggars belief. For those afflicted [...]
When will you make my telephone ring?
Posted in presentation, Thoughts, tagged email, linkedin, manners, phone, smartphone on August 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My love affairs with intelligent devices has gone back well over a decade. It started when we trialled an early version of the Blackberry. It was nigh on impossible to contain my excitement at getting my email on something I could carry around in my pocket. Of course, a decade later and the devices are [...]
Give me just a little more time
Posted in MojoLife, Thoughts, tagged hepworth, linkedin, time on August 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Time. We want more of it. It costs money. It can be right. It can even be now. It heals wounds. It is the only thing that can heal a broken heart. You should spend it wisely. It can be killed, passed and it can be desperate. It can also be well spent. One thing [...]