I did a thing on Sunday. I wasn’t alone either. Around 65,000 people descended on the North-East from all over the world to take part in the Great North Run. Now, I’m biased, but I reckon it’s the best half marathon in the world. Starting in the centre of Newcastle and ending at the coast […]
Sometimes the best thoughts about work don’t happen at work at all. Sometimes they turn up when you’re walking along the beach, half watching the tide and half lost in your own head. One of the things I really like about living in the North-East is that, within about twenty minutes, I can be standing […]
The world of work is changing faster than ever. The question isn’t whether change is coming – it’s whether we’re willing to cross the bridge when it does. It’s hard to put an exact figure on it, but since it opened in 1928 it’s estimated that almost 2 billion vehicles have crossed the Tyne Bridge. […]
Disclaimer – this isn’t a football blog, I promise… not all of it anyway! So, I support Newcastle United and it’s fair to say this season has taken years off my life. Dramatic? If you’re a football fan, you’ll know exactly what I mean. One week we’ve looked unstoppable. The next, I’m staring at the […]
Have you ever been promoted and thought, “Great… now what?” If that’s not happened to you, perhaps you know someone where this has happened, so you know what I’m talking about. In my first blog, We-Are-Zenith explore the risks of promoting brilliant people into management without giving them the tools to succeed, using a North-East architectural icon (tongue firmly […]
