Did I just turn down work?
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 Posted in Consultant | 142808 Comments »In the past few months I have turned down a few very good offers of work - including two full time posts. The money was good, the opportunities in line with my skills, knowledge and experience.... So - in this economic climate, ...
Never ahead of my time, just ahead of the rest!
Monday, August 4th, 2008 Posted in Consultant, Publishing, UK Schools, eLearning | 3600 Comments »I am often asked by people who have not worked with me before to give examples of my good judgement about the market. There is one example I have used so often that it is hardly confidential anymore. Last week, I ...
evolve or die - oh, and watch out when going downhill
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Consultant, Publishing, UK Schools | 1066 Comments »I found a very interesting article about extinctions, which offers at least one useful lesson for the educational publishing sector (encapsulated in the headline above!): "Fitness landscapes are often conceived of as ranges of mountains. There exist local peaks (points from ...
New Tag Line
Thursday, July 17th, 2008 Posted in Consultant, Publishing, eLearning | 693 Comments »I think I might have cracked the Maven problem (see last post). The new tag line I am thinking of unleashing is ... wait for it... Educational Publishing 2.0 It sums up so much more about what I bring to organisations - about ...
Maven or Maverick
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Posted in Consultant, Publishing, UK Schools | 599 Comments »I have been trying to write a small ad to sum up what I do a little better. Some people I have worked with have called me a maven. But, this is a term that few people are aware of, ...
On Optimism
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 Posted in Consultant | 641 Comments »Optimism is often dismissed as willful ignorance in the face of reality / and obstacles to action. In the many projects I have been involved with, there have been team members who raise problems, any one of which could derail the ...
Do I blush?
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 Posted in Consultant, Uncategorized | 2498 Comments »I use LinkedIn a great deal in my work, to extend my network, to find experts to help me and my clients. I can also recommend people with whom I have worked. They can also do this for me!! Although not normally ...
writing less
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in Consultant | 902 Comments »I have been writing essays as posts. I thought this was ok as part of my learning to find my voice in this blog - but I am aware that it is not helping visitors to understand my views/thoughts effectively. So - ...
Commercially sensitive - but WHY?
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in Consultant, Publishing, UK Schools | 3733 Comments »So, recently, I did a daft thing, I posted comments on another blog, making oblique references to the parent company of an existing client. Now, although I do not think I said anything ‘wrong’, it could have reflected badly on ...