Leading by example, thinking critically and developing capability for all
I’ve been helping with my local scout group since 2010 and find it both enjoyable and rewarding. You get to do interesting things while providing opportunities for children to try activities that they wouldn’t otherwise be able to. Here are Continue reading Scouting for Grown Ups
I spent a chunk of Friday in an alpha training session on clouds. Much of it wasn’t new, but there were some insights into designing stuff for clouds as opposed to fixed infrastructure. The netflix chaos monkeys came up, and Continue reading Chaos Monkeys
Today I visited Down House, the home of Charles Darwin. It was an amazing visit. Before I went I was a little worried that it was going to be a bit boring for the kids, and that the youngest (a Continue reading Charles Darwin’s House
I was asked to do a guest blog for GDS on my experience as a Service Manager on one of their early service assessments. You can see what I have been doing at work of late, including a screenshot from the Continue reading Guest Blog for Government Digital Service
Nineteen years ago I started work, at Her Majesty‘s pleasure according to my job offer letter, as an Executive Officer with the Department of the Environment. I was a graduate entrant on the DOE’s Management Development Programme and was paid Continue reading Nineteen Years in Public Service