Firstly some appologies to avid readers as i am aware people have been missing my regular blog posts. I have a number of excuses but that is all they are.... excuses! Further to that i have to appologise for a lack of posting over the next couple of weeks as i will be away o holiday and away on another managment confrence!
So how was the last confrence? Well despite clear aprihention and concern about how usefull it wold be i fully endorse the experience now! Made 15 great new friends and have some excellent stories. I am now looking forward to the second one.
So the first LMC went well and to make matters even better i had my apple mac delivered too so i am now writting my blog on that! WOO HOO Tomorow is the open day and a mild panic is going on inside as i have to pack for my holiday later on in the evening as welll.
Please let more people know about the blog so that its popularity grows and with that the KTP project gets better press!
Friday, 13 July 2007
Friday, 29 June 2007
Appologies for a week of madness
hello again,
i have to appologise for what has been a week of madness causing me to forget to post my blog everyday... once moved and the internet is set up in my new flat i should be more efficent.
So yesterday i chanced upon the hive of good ideas that is the rest of the enterprise team, these then got passd on to Les at the uni who was impressed and we have some good ideas ready to run with after my month off in July. This actually brings me on to a IMPORTANT point, PLEASE PLASE PLEASE can anyone who has any suggestions for ideas to run with or any daily problems that they feel need addressing could they send them in as coments so we can look at them in a similar way.
Sunday i start my managment course on the Wirral so hopefully that is going to be good and informative, i mgiht even come back from it as a real motivational speaker which would be amusing.
Hopefully readers of this should go up now as i have advertised it on the public folders in vision support now. lets see if it does ay!
and for those who are interested as a final note, tonight is my last night as a resident of bangor Gwyneedd, as from Satruday i shall be lving and working In Chester Cheshire!
T.
i have to appologise for what has been a week of madness causing me to forget to post my blog everyday... once moved and the internet is set up in my new flat i should be more efficent.
So yesterday i chanced upon the hive of good ideas that is the rest of the enterprise team, these then got passd on to Les at the uni who was impressed and we have some good ideas ready to run with after my month off in July. This actually brings me on to a IMPORTANT point, PLEASE PLASE PLEASE can anyone who has any suggestions for ideas to run with or any daily problems that they feel need addressing could they send them in as coments so we can look at them in a similar way.
Sunday i start my managment course on the Wirral so hopefully that is going to be good and informative, i mgiht even come back from it as a real motivational speaker which would be amusing.
Hopefully readers of this should go up now as i have advertised it on the public folders in vision support now. lets see if it does ay!
and for those who are interested as a final note, tonight is my last night as a resident of bangor Gwyneedd, as from Satruday i shall be lving and working In Chester Cheshire!
T.
Tuesday, 26 June 2007
what should have been yesterdays blog but due to busieness its todays
Yesterday was a VERY productive yet surprisingly easily forgetable day. I spent the day looking in to existing products on the market and brain storming ideas for possible 'quick win' projects to take advantage of gaps in the market.
Additionally i was working on what i would need to say in the meeting earlier this morning as it was my first general managers meeting and i needed to present the outline of the KTP project. It turns out that this went quite well and i was very happy with my mornings work. T
This afternoon i have been conversing with staff memebers regarding various matters to do with the project and touching up the leaflet that i am to produce for the event day in July.
Oh and todays question was... What would your labour saving super power be?
Additionally i was working on what i would need to say in the meeting earlier this morning as it was my first general managers meeting and i needed to present the outline of the KTP project. It turns out that this went quite well and i was very happy with my mornings work. T
This afternoon i have been conversing with staff memebers regarding various matters to do with the project and touching up the leaflet that i am to produce for the event day in July.
Oh and todays question was... What would your labour saving super power be?
Friday, 22 June 2007
A brief history of time (at vison support)
Today was a really interesting day at work...
Prior to lunch i was working on the awareness training slides i shall be presenting next week on eye conditions and familiarising myself with them.
LUnch time was bitter sweet as it was a retirement do for John from 3C who although i had never really spoken to before i feel will be a big loss to the organisation as the stories he had from his last twenty years of being with Vision Support were really intersting. The changes the place has gone through and the advances it has made from a rather old school of thought are amazing!! I think the suggestion of a book being written about it should really be followed up...(maybe a job for someone else though). Oh and the sandwiches provided wern't half bad either.
The afternoon consisted of a few managment esq questions that i had come up with that the staff in the office could answer in order to get people thinking laterally and i suppose in doing so worked on team building and communactive skills (i now have a question of the day for people that extends beyond the people on my desk to anyone who's in the office). Additionally i dug up and revisited my feasability study which i had written in September of last year for the KTP and am looking in to using work done there for a mini project i have to do next month pending some slight alterations and amendments.
Todays question of the day incidentally was Would you rather have an animals tail (if so which) or an animals horns/antlers (if so which)?
Thats me for the week... another blog monday!
Prior to lunch i was working on the awareness training slides i shall be presenting next week on eye conditions and familiarising myself with them.
LUnch time was bitter sweet as it was a retirement do for John from 3C who although i had never really spoken to before i feel will be a big loss to the organisation as the stories he had from his last twenty years of being with Vision Support were really intersting. The changes the place has gone through and the advances it has made from a rather old school of thought are amazing!! I think the suggestion of a book being written about it should really be followed up...(maybe a job for someone else though). Oh and the sandwiches provided wern't half bad either.
The afternoon consisted of a few managment esq questions that i had come up with that the staff in the office could answer in order to get people thinking laterally and i suppose in doing so worked on team building and communactive skills (i now have a question of the day for people that extends beyond the people on my desk to anyone who's in the office). Additionally i dug up and revisited my feasability study which i had written in September of last year for the KTP and am looking in to using work done there for a mini project i have to do next month pending some slight alterations and amendments.
Todays question of the day incidentally was Would you rather have an animals tail (if so which) or an animals horns/antlers (if so which)?
Thats me for the week... another blog monday!
Thursday, 21 June 2007
What can i bring to a team?
Well that is a hypothetical question as we were discussing this today... ideas that we came up with were presence, good coffee and out of the box thinking.
Also worked on today was the flyer ready for the KTP promotion, work group participants and the awareness training section I will be working on.
Discussions were held about the upcoming residential managment course and to what i should expect from it.
Finally i shall pose an interesting question... Which microsoft office application best describes your personality?
Also worked on today was the flyer ready for the KTP promotion, work group participants and the awareness training section I will be working on.
Discussions were held about the upcoming residential managment course and to what i should expect from it.
Finally i shall pose an interesting question... Which microsoft office application best describes your personality?
Wednesday, 20 June 2007
A day where i didnt seem to feel like i was getting anywhere but lots seemd to get done
I have to say that today seemed to be going rather the way of an unproductive day but somehow things turned around and a number of things seemed to get sorted out that tie up the loose ends from last week and early part of this week somewhat.
Put some thought in to and made a start on the flyer for the event day upcoming (July 14th) as i need to have one that describes in one page the KTP for people wishing to understand its role and its aims. Joanne said that she would give me a hand tomorrow so hopefully can get that finished off and out of the way before it becomes a choar. Other things to do tomorrow include the completion of the personal deelopment plan ready for the managment corse which i recieved a large amount of information on today too.
Anyway second induction week nearly at an end and then its head down for some serious inovations!
Put some thought in to and made a start on the flyer for the event day upcoming (July 14th) as i need to have one that describes in one page the KTP for people wishing to understand its role and its aims. Joanne said that she would give me a hand tomorrow so hopefully can get that finished off and out of the way before it becomes a choar. Other things to do tomorrow include the completion of the personal deelopment plan ready for the managment corse which i recieved a large amount of information on today too.
Anyway second induction week nearly at an end and then its head down for some serious inovations!
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