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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
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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?
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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 Initial scepticism has been replaced by seeing dedicated agents delivering huge time
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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
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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 like
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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
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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 to
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A slightly curtailed week, with time spent getting back up to speed following my London trip and then being hit by a cold on Friday. The week-noting ritual is becoming easier as I jot down highlights, thoughts and insights each day. What happened this week? The main event this
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It felt good to see some morning light returning this week as I walked across the Meadows to work. January has been very long and it was good to end the month with a trip to London combining work, friends and family. What happened this week? * A thoughtful discussion with
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This week looked a little quieter at first, but quickly filled up with meetings and having to respond to looming questions or decisions. There's a general sense of overwhelm across teams and folk having to grab space between other things to get core work* done. What happened this