This morning I retweeted a link to a blog post: 10 Ways to Tick Me Off. The post was written by a university lecturer, “documenting my annoyances for students”. On reading my tweet, one of my colleagues asked me what my annoyances were. I said I’d have to blog to write them all down. I [...]
The sixth annual Library Day in the Life began on Monday, 24 January. Not being at work that day, my day consisted of much reading and relaxation, with nothing much worth blogging about. I went back to work yesterday, though, after eight and a half days off, and here’s my day, as a library manager: [...]
On avoiding complacency or stagnation as a manager: Most bosses reach a certain level of proficiency and stop there – short of what they could be and should be. …Many progress and fulfill their ambitions. But too many derail and fail to live up to their potential. Why? Because they stop working on themselves. … [...]