Friday, 19 September 2008
Avast! Ye scurvy dogs
Posted by Simon Baker
Today is Talk like a pirate day. Arrr! Pirates is a running theme at Energized Work, so much so that this years Christmas Party involves dressing up as pirates and going sailing for 4 hours. Today, I decided that September 19th will be a company holiday from now on.
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Thursday, 18 September 2008
Grails lightning talk at London Geek Night
Posted by Simon Baker
Last month Energized Work a lightning talk about Grails at ThoughtWorks London Geek Night. Thanks to Jerome Pimmel, Rob Fletcher and Gus Power for giving the talk.
Tuesday, 9 September 2008
Why would I want to sit with that bunch of nutters?
Posted by agile skywalker
For several weeks, due to a lack of desk space, it was not possible to sit with the team in the same workspace. The only way to detect stuff on my radar was to get up and physically walk across the office to the team's bullpen and try to glean from their body language, facial expressions and conversations what was going on. It's easy to miss out on the opportunity to contribute, guide or support situations that could empower the team. So once space became available last week I was glad to move across and join the team. The experience got me thinking about the power of observation and about raising ones awareness and using it to empower the team in a constructive and insightful way.
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Friday, 5 September 2008
Artful? You must be joking
Posted by Simon Baker
I mentioned before that I've been reading Artful Making. Well I've just finished it. The final chapter struck a particular chord with me, ending the book on a high. I felt that, in many respects parts of it described (what I like to think) is my approach to working with teams:
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Tuesday, 2 September 2008
Things I don't like about the 'working world'
Posted by Simon Baker
Corporate fuddyduddies Office dress codes Traditionalists; unionized attitude Furniture police Cost fixated bean counters Bureaucratic obstacles Form filling; administration Office politics An absence of toys or things to throw around Meetings; sitting down generally Clean desk policies Locked stationery cupboards Those yellow Bic ballpoint pens Insufficient network points; inaccessible power sockets Fax machines Email Non-smelly whiteboard pens Static shocks Cheap toilet paper Running out of staples Grumpy security guards Executive Newsletters Dodgy canteen food No sparkling water on tap
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