BOOKS
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
I can't believe it's nearly 20 years since I wrote my first book. But it's true what they say; the more things change,
the more they stay the same.
The Intranet Portal Guide
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In simple terms, a book on 'How to Make the Business Case for a Corporate Portal, Then Successfully Deliver'.
But with the benefit of age and perspective, it was really a practical handbook on how to get any project delivered. Not the theory one gets taught on a course, but the tricks, tactics, and street-smarts.
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One little component took on a life of it's own across the web, escaping the confines of its humble beginnings - "the j-curve of change". You can read more about the j-curve on my 'musings' blog, along with a more recent (but related) piece on the "death spiral of change".
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I sometimes get requests for IPG (now it's out of print). If that is you please fill in the contact form below and I'll send you a free PDF copy. Or flip it at Internet Archive.
Get to the Top on Google
Translated into four languages, this was a book on the dark arts of SEO.
For a week, I outsold Stephen Covey. Lol. Technically it's still in print and still sold, but you can flip it on Issuu for free. I also have a few spare paperback copies (that I haven't given to the Scouts). So hit me up if you want one. Signed of course!
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p.s. I am currently funding, researching and writing again (mostly from our holiday home in Provence). So more humble advice coming your way!
OFF-TOPICS
ACTIVISM
2022-26
The Power of our Voices
We are in a time of global crisis for human rights more generally, and for freedom of expression in particular.
Democracies are failing, protest is suppressed, and only 1 in 7 people live in countries where they can seek, receive, or share information freely and safely.
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I have spent more than a decade fighting this dark trend, with SciDev, Privacy International, and now (as a Board Trustee for) Article 19, the leading global NGO for freedom of expression and access to information.
Our Strategic Plan for 2022-26 is to defend and amplify The Power of Our Voices, to meet the challenge of our times... whenever and wherever we must.
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On 10 December 23, we celebrated #HumanRightsDay and the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Leaders across the world made their pledges for the next 75 years. Why not donate to the cause - or join our movement - so we can make sure they keep those promises!
WORK
TranSfoRmational
Technology
Leadership
Alchemy is the vehicle for my interim and freelance consulting work. After over a decade of IT Leadership roles in FTSE100/250 businesses, I now help businesses with their digital and technology programmes.
The name Alchemy is inspired by the ancient alchemists and the transmutation of base metals into pure gold ☉
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I specialise in Transformation Delivery across major Products & Platforms (ERP, CRM, ITSM, Data & AI) and multi-site, inspirational leadership of diverse teams.