My first weeknotes for 2023, and like lots of others (see Amanda, Lauren UPFRONT and Brigette Metzler for great examples) I’ve spent some time thinking about what my word for the year is this year. Last year it was replenish. This year I think it’s movement. At this moment that’s…

Yearnotes I’m finishing work for the year today, and looking forward to a break with family over the Xmas period. I started the year choosing a word for the year — replenish (inspired by Brigette Metzler — thankyou). Doing that has stood me in good stead all year, by providing a…

So it looks like I’ll write 28 weeknotes in 2022 (not bad going) and am planning for next week to be a roundup of the year. We’ll see. It’s been quite the year. So what happened this week? I was on leave for some of it, mainly spent hanging out in (quite foggy) Netherlands. On…

A (very short) week this week, combination of being unwell and holiday, meant I packed a lot into 2 days. So what happened this week? I sensibly took the day off on Monday after a weekend of suffering from a heavy cold. Past me would have soldiered on. Past me was wrong. As a result…

It’s getting colder and darker, and as every year, I’m having to make sure I see enough sunlight each day to avoid the gloom that often settles at this time of year. Outdoor swimming helps, as does making sure I get out at lunchtime every day. The endless rain does…

So many great blog posts this week as a result of #NaBloPoMo — I’ve slightly got blogging envy, and the several unfinished blog posts sat in my drafts are calling for my attention. But — a weekly blog post as part of #weeknotes is enough for me at the moment…

Less delivery, more content creation this week, including drafting a proposal for new work. And some time reconnecting with 3 amazing women who I haven’t seen for a while (pandemic and all that). Continually blown away by the thoughtful, considered work they’re all doing, in different areas, but all about…

I ran out of energy and headspace to write weeknotes last week — they were half drafted, but not enough. So I didn’t, and that’s ok. I began last week thinking I’d better read a lot more about system leadership as it felt like a thing that I should know…

A busy week preparing for what looks like an even busier week next week . . . and I managed a glorious bike ride into work (twice), managed to wedge my bike into the lift down to the basement, and discovered a new coffee stop on my commute, and a…