Tag: work
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How you decide what not to do
Catherine Howe has written about the challenges in local government or prioritising an overwhelmingly important and large volume of work. We are doing work on planning and prioritisation at the moment and its really bloody hard. Everything has a claim on our attention and we are working in complexity where no one thing can trump…
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New guy
There’s a new guy where I work, he’s been here a month now. After 7 incredible, fun and fulfilling years at @gdsteam I'm leaving to become Chief Digital Officer at @yourcroydon from Oct. Croydon's regeneration, growing tech sector and digital ambition are hugely exciting and l'm looking forward to helping my fabulous home borough. —…
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Tips for young designers (or young people in any career)
David Airey’s blog has a nice excerpt from small NYC based design firm Sagmeister & Walsh’s answers page. The section on advice for students gives the following tips for young designers, but they’re applicable to starting out and succeeding in most professions. The parts that most ring true to me are: One of the most valuable things you can do…
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Do long hours get the best or better of you?
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/24735256[/vimeo] Jason James at We Are Mamoth writes about the culture of working long hours, and what those 45 hour weeks really mean. His first point goes straight to the money: If you’re salaried, you’re working for free. After 40 hours a week, every hour you work adds $0 additional dollars into your pocket. But…