Like many across the region it comes as a shock and a hint of sadness to hear news of the closure of Newcastle’s Campus North co-working space. However, I also feel it’s a time for celebration of the achievements of Campus North and what it has done for Newcastle start-ups and for the region. In… Continue reading Sadness for Campus North but the future is very bright for the North East tech and digital sector
Category: Innovation
Highly effective execution is a team sport and culture is the key ingredient.
An excellent article from Marcel Schwantes on the 6 Things Bad Bosses Always Fear (but Great Leaders Always Do) which I completely agree with and I'd summarise as "Highly effective execution is a team sport and culture is the key ingredient." Peter Drucker famously said: "Culture eats strategy for breakfast." The quote was actually attributed… Continue reading Highly effective execution is a team sport and culture is the key ingredient.
Newcastle Scale-up Summit – my takeaways
I took the opportunity to attend the Newcastle Scale-up Summit recently and apart from being a fantastic networking event I found it highly informative and energising. Having worked with hundreds of start-up and scale-up businesses for many years I love hearing the stories of their success, and I’m intrigued to discover what makes some businesses… Continue reading Newcastle Scale-up Summit – my takeaways
IphoneX
Who would have thought that one day we would talk about how nice a phone felt to hold ... I’ve always thought #apple excelled at ergonomic design and build quality (which was copied by many) and the iPhoneX is no exception ... if not a wee bit on the pricey side.
Why “why” is the most important question every business should ask themselves!
Why “why” is the most important question every business should ask themselves! If you have 20mins grab a coffee and watch this excellent TED talk. https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action
Global technology company supporting the North East technology revolution
This is a copy of a great article that one of my guys had published today. Sage, the only FTSE 100 technology company is now 32 years old, and with over six million customers is the third largest business software company worldwide. In 1981 it was just another North East tech start-up with a feverish ambition to… Continue reading Global technology company supporting the North East technology revolution
You need to hire for Innovation
Innovation is a topic very close to my heart and a few weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending an excellent workshop delivered by Dr Anne Stevens the VP of Design at Kone elevators. The session was hugely insightful and very educational... and whilst I’m not going to share the details verbatim, I thought… Continue reading You need to hire for Innovation
Petrolhead – Dream Heaven
Being a certified petrolhead one of my long time ambitions was to go behind the scenes of a Grand Prix and witness first-hand what goes on inside a F1 garage. Most people normally associate F1 with the world of designer attire, fine wine, and of course a fair amount of corporate schmoozing. Whilst I don’t… Continue reading Petrolhead – Dream Heaven
Converting from a PC to a Mac, it’s dead easy and you’ll never want to go back!
A month or so ago I fuelled my apple addition further with the purchase of a iMac. I have to say I’ve been delighted with the iMac so far and thought I’d take a few minutes to share some of the things I’ve discovered. As with all the other apple kit I’ve bought getting started… Continue reading Converting from a PC to a Mac, it’s dead easy and you’ll never want to go back!
What to do if your iPhone won’t sync after upgrading to iOS5
If you’re having this problem then you’re not alone. A quick look on the Apple forums will tell you that there is a problem with the sync getting stuck either on step4 or 4 if you’re trying to sync by wireless, or step 6 of 6 is you’re plugged in. Read through the forum replies… Continue reading What to do if your iPhone won’t sync after upgrading to iOS5
