Category: Diary Entries

Too many chiefs

Although this week is a ‘think week’ there’s a ‘crisis’ at work at the moment and for today at least I was drafted in to help.  My focus of course is on identifying the strategic actions that we need to take to avoid another crisis like this across our entire...

Best laid plans

In keeping with the spirit of a Thinkweek today was meant to start with a leisurely walking meeting, followed by lunch and an afternoon reading but as so often happens things didn’t quite go to plan. The day started as planned with an hour at Caffe Nero reading through my...

Days like this

Days like this can be a bit frustrating! Waking up on a sunny day, with a mild wind & nothing planned, a day full of opportunity, rudely constrained by inflamed knees & Achilles’ tendons. But then this is why I’m very fortunate, I’m a short hobble away from a lovely...

Rest and relax friday

For many years now I’ve not worked on Fridays, in fact I’ve tried to avoid all commitments and just take time for myself to rest and relax, its been one of the key strategies that I’ve used to restore my health. Today though I had one commitment to take Anna...