20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Friday last week saw my 20,000th length in a swimming pool this year tick by. Some numbers, and background.
Snails
A couple of snails were on the road before me yesterday morning. Not small ones, either, and not slithering along at a snail’s pace. They were massive, and they were going fast.
On Travel, Swimming, Getting Older, and New Music
Thoughts on travel, swimming, friends who are getting older, and new pieces of classical music. Because it’s time to write here again.
Becoming Grandpa
My eldest son and his wife welcomed their first child two weeks ago. This, by implication, makes me a grandpa. Here’s the poem I wrote for David, Bonnie and Shari.
Having the Wrong Body
Athletes optimise their body for the unique demands of their chosen sport. A marathon runner develops a body that’s different to a sprinter. Likewise a gymnast and a sumo wrestler. A swimmer and a cyclist. A shotput thrower and a high jumper. Business “body types” are no different.
San Francisco
Last month I flew to San Francisco for a week of meetings. My new colleagues at Silverside were coming across for a conference the week of February 20, so we split the distance and met half way. We held three days of planning meetings for 2017 and then […]
A Change of Pace in 2017
In early 2013 I was attending a conference in the United States, and on the man-made beach at the hotel resort was introduced by one of my readers to her boss. It became evident fairly quickly that my interest in user adoption and collaboration strategy was commonly held […]
Effective Use of Office 365 – September 23 in Brussels
On Friday September 23, in conjunction with Bart from ihop.be, I will be in Brussels to present a half-day workshop called How to Make Effective Use of Microsoft Office 365. In this workshop you will learn about the most recent features in Office 365 and exactly how you […]
The Art of the Possible: Digital Transformation in a Changing UK – September 20 in London
On Tuesday September 20, with thanks to the team at Automated Intelligence, I will be speaking at The Art of the Possible: Digital Transformation in a Changing UK in London. Cloud is changing the digital landscape forever. What does that mean to you? Come along on 20th September […]
SharePoint Congress 2016 – September 22 in Netherlands
On Thursday September 22 I will be speaking at the SharePoint Congress 2016 in Utrecht, hosted by Entopic. On September 22, 2016 Entopic organizes Congres SharePoint & Office 2016. This fifth edition of the yearly Dutch SharePoint conference will give best practices around governance, roadmap design and will […]
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