The built environment. From constructing to landlord and beyond. They are responsible for where we live, work, play and learn. But is it an industry that people actually want to be part of? In a world where social responsibility is driving a lot of decisions and a strong focus on sustainability it is time toContinue reading “The opportunity of a lifetime to rebase skills has commenced”
Monthly Archives: Aug 2021
This week: Hybrid working, green cities and robotics
It’s a short week this week with a long weekend planned from 6pm tonight! The pandemic feels to have liberated the need to always be contactable for me and the fact that sometimes you’ll have to wait a day or so for a reply. It won’t be a relaxing weekend but it’s time with peopleContinue reading “This week: Hybrid working, green cities and robotics”
This week: Japanese trains, workplace culture and a splash of MMC!
So this has been a very typical week. I have worked from London, met clients face to face, worked from home and a coworking space in Manchester. Happy times. My journey to London is: Lee’s trip to London So for the first time I was a bit sceptical about listening to Caleb Parker’s podcast withContinue reading “This week: Japanese trains, workplace culture and a splash of MMC!”
A need for strength and resilience
Excuse me for a while, While I’m wide-eyed and I’m so down caught in the middle….. Following on from my initial blog yesterday around the need to strive for positive thoughts (available here: It’s times like these ), today I wanted to focus on the need to be strong in times of challenge. Having confidence in yourContinue reading “A need for strength and resilience”
It’s times like these you learn to live again, It’s times like these you give and give again ….
It is an interesting time to enter Mental Health Awareness Week. Many of us have now been in a form of isolation for two months. We may be going to work where essential and required or popping to the shops but fundamentally we have reduced our social interactions and outside activities dramatically. There will be manyContinue reading “It’s times like these you learn to live again, It’s times like these you give and give again ….”
Four day weeks, modular construction and FaaS
Sitting in the garden. Watching the sunset over Yorkshire. This week has been a return to working full time after time off. There has been a significant amount of podcasts to catch up on and articles to read so lots of content. Below are some of the ones that caught my attention. So I’ve beenContinue reading “Four day weeks, modular construction and FaaS”
A need for learn new skills
Over the last 18 months I have heard many stories about how people have handled working during the pandemic. From having to set my parents up to allow my mum to work from home (thankfully Dad retired!) to hearing others having to learn new skills to allow them to do the work they are requiredContinue reading “A need for learn new skills”
A splash of technology in our working lives
Welcome back to …. well nothing new. Pretty sure you’ve been working over the last 18 months, just maybe not in the place you are used to working in. Over the last three weeks I have taken some time out to spend with the family but have done some work along the way. I’ve workedContinue reading “A splash of technology in our working lives”
Completing a personal challenge
So on one of the hottest days of the year we thought it would be a great idea to, well climb a mountain. I mean what else would you do on a hot day. In February 2020, me and Kate decided we would climb Snowdon. Thankfully a pandemic put a stop on that for aContinue reading “Completing a personal challenge”
Words of Wilko 