I promised recently that I would post some information about the book which I am writing. It is a book about change, particularly about the whole issue of surviving organisational change. A lot of the techniques and tools that I set out in the book are applicable to change in whatever context we encounter it. … Read more
Ewloe Castle – Wales Originally uploaded by Stuart Eglin. I took the boys to Ewloe Castle in Wales this weekend. It’s a crumbling remains within woods overlooking a river valley. I was moved to photograph this window, built in the 1200s, look at the stone work in this construction, and look at the harmony of … Read more
Mike Snider’s Formal Blog and Sonnetarium The link above takes you to Mike Snider’s Formal Blog and Sonnetarium, a place I visit regularly to read his comments, poems etc. It seems that Mike has been doing a little late spring cleaning, and come across some poetry booklets which I sent him a while back. I … Read more
I’ve been reading Bob Dylan’s first volume of autobiography recently. I have just a few pages to go. Dylan is an artist who I have better understood as I got older. I remember first hearing so many songs that I thought were preferable as cover versions by other people – ‘All Along the Watchtower’ by … Read more
A blog is only as good as its frequency of posts. I have not been very active over recent weeks – so the hit rate has fallen on this site. It’s a case of the rest of my life filling the spaces. I’ve been reading some interesting articles on Steve Pavlina’s weblog about self-discipline which … Read more
The frequency of posts to the weblog has fallen away over the last few weeks. The explanation – I have been pouring my energies into the planning of a book. The book, working title “Coming through Change“, is about organisational change. Its subtitle is “A practical guidebook for personal survival and success during times of … Read more
Typing away on the computer, ‘Carolyn’s Fingers’ by the Cocteau Twins gently warbling in the background. The UK is caught in an atypical spell of hot sunny weather. I bought two great albums earlier this week – the new album by Jon Hassell “Maarifa Street: magic realism 2” and Harold Budd & John Foxx’s “Translucence … Read more
There’s a natural law at work here. If a few days pass without an entry to the blog, it gets harder and harder to break the pause. It’s like trying to resume anything after taking a break. The longer the break the more effort is needed to break through the barrier. I find this with … Read more
Over recent weeks I have been collecting a new heap of music to listen to. Here’s a list of ten: 1. U2 – How to dismantle an atomic bomb2. Talking Heads – The Best of3. Porcupine Tree – Deadwing4. Rufus Wainwright – Want Two5. Gomez – Split the Difference6. Can – Tago Mago7. Bjork – … Read more
I set up AdSense a few days ago. The change that regular readers will notice, is that adverts appear at the top of the page. I’d appreciate feedback on this. I’m not sure that I have tweaked the template for the page correctly. Does this affect your ability to read the posts on the weblog? … Read more