The Cranky Middle Manager on Tour in London…
Folks, as I write this I’ve just landed in Israel for 5 days of work after spending 3 days in London. While I’m on duty for the Dreaded Day Job (actually a fine job with Communispond) I also managed to meet up with some CMM listeners and had a great time with each:
Katy Whitton was kind enough to come in from Buckinghamshire for the day. We must have put on about 10 miles just wandering around London…. those long legs of hers never stop moving which is hard on a fat old guy like me….Katy is a young web developer who has done some terrific work on managing web projects. You can find her blog called Flipping Heck. She’s also been a big fan of the show and helped edit my e-book, “Meet Like You Mean It- a Cranky Middle Manager’s Guide to Painless and Productive Meetings” Check out her blog here…. can’t wait for the book Katy!
Charlie Helliwell was a recent guest on the show (show 67). When he invited this Colonial to “his club” for dinner, how could I say no? We had a great time, accomplished absolutely nothing constructive but laughed and carried on and chased everyone out of the dining room. You can find Charlie here.
Finally I met the mysterious Quiller. Because he’s hiding behind a pseudonym (and because we talked so much and forgot to pull the camera out) I won’t show his face, but you should read his blog…it’s good stuff.
Now i’m in Herzeliya, Israel, where I know we have listeners.I want to thank all of you from wherever you are for listening, reading and coresponding. The internet has, as Quiller points out, not been the impersonal isolating tool it was thought to be but the best networking tool ever invented….even if it’s just to give me someone to share a pint with in a strange country.
The business world is shrinking and it’s all six degrees of Tom Peters.