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A slow start to the week as I recovered from the Hackney Half. Not my finest race. After my brother sailed into the distance I settled into a steady pace and tried to enjoy the good vibes. What happened this week? Monday kicked off with the Audit Committee providing positive
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More of a mini-note this time around, ironically due to a very busy schedule. I'm writing this at the end of Friday, trying to leave things in a reasonable state before heading off to London for the Hackney Half. What happened this week? Lots of chasing suppliers and
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Last weekend, Cambridge United secured promotion in the most Cambridge way possible, scrambling a 0-0 draw and relying on other teams failing to win. Work felt a bit like this, trying to keep projects spinning with a lot resting on decisions outside our control. There was also a lot going
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A couple of shorter working weeks were squeezed around the boy's Higher exams and a long weekend on the Isle of Mull. Ridiculous levels of sunshine helped to tick off an impressive list of wildlife including: Sea Eagles, Cuckoos, Yellowhammers, and hundreds of Puffins on Lunga (see the
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A two-week edition following a short break with university friends, recreating a pre-graduation trip to Rhodes. Less sun, swimming, and dancing. More walking, whiskey, and reminiscing about our forgotten youth. What's been happening? There were definite first lock-down vibes over these last two weeks: both kids were off,
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A slightly shorter week with Monday and Friday as annual leave. Lots of sunshine and blue skies but, walking across the Meadows to work, frost remained in the long-shadows of the trees. I'm sure there's a useful metephor in there somewhere... What happened this week? A
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A week of interesting chats, admin churn and unexpected tribulations. What happened this week? Monday began with a useful chat with one of our Board members about a large-scale AI roll-out across a multi-national organisation. Initial scepticism has been replaced by seeing dedicated agents delivering huge time savings. Context is
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A slightly delayed note after a week where everything seemed to be happening everywhere all at once. What happened this week? An energising Monday morning discussion on the Library's Moving Image Archive. We know that the current online experience is not up to scratch, but once you start
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A week mostly spent out of the office on training, committee meetings and conferences. Lots to ponder and then lots of emails waiting on my return. What happened this week? Monday was spent in a full day of online training about personal impact. I've previously undertaken Myers-Briggs assessment
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I always struggle with this opening line, so maybe it's not needed? What happened this week? After catching up with folk returning from annual leave, the week was deliberately focussed on the end of the financial year and setting new budgets - a process that can often feel
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After a relaxing half-term break in Fife, this week was all about catching up, planning for the worst and responding to unexpected changes. What happened this week? * The week started by reporting into the Library's Audit Committee on our cyber security plans. Recognition of progress was balanced with
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A condensed week after being floored by a cold on Monday and Tuesday - although I was grateful to avoid the "daggers in the throat" version some of my team picked up. What happened this week? Following up from our cyber security exercise last week with some improvements