Colin42

Very proud to be one of "18 amazing UK companies will be attending SXSW with the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) this year". Drop me a note if you're in town and fancy meeting up. lnkd.in/gWR939Z

@niallgavinuk @CIPD … and very enjoyable it was too!

Some learning people dining before tomorrow’s @cipd #ACE kick-off in #Manchester… @ Dukes 92 instagram.com/p/CktuZsWNAqY/…

@Gary_Cookson I'm in! Where do I sign up?

@Colin42 Come to #HRCurry on the Wednesday night?

Delighted to chair the Learning & Skills stage at #cipdace on 9 Nov, talking with lots of talented people. The full programme is here: lnkd.in/eRN6HNvp On 10 Nov I'll speak on the same stage, on how learning is different in a hybrid working environment. Are you coming?

@Gary_Cookson Astonishingly, Truss, Braverman and Kwarteng were all leadership candidates. The field was full of Peter Principle candidates…

Do we see The Peter Principle in action with the current UK Prime Minister? I do wonder.

@DHLParcelUK What if the item appears to have never left DHL Germany? Is that still Parcelforce’s issue? I have a tracking number that their site does not recognise.

@DHLParcelUK I have been sent a package from Germany, for which I have been given a tracking number. Your phone system does not accept the tracking number. I need to speak to someone, as I believe the package has been stolen. Please contact me asap.

@Gary_Cookson Totally with you Gary. I’m starting a time-wasted log to capture the time lost, wrangling with Teams. It’s significant. I’ve considered turning away work if it’s on it, but maybe we should just charge ‘lost time’ when working with organisations who require us to use Teams…? ;-)

Its really quite hard to explain to someone who uses Teams internally all day with ease just how difficult it can be for an external person, with 8 different Teams logins, to "quickly jump on a call" with them. It can take me up to an hour to just log in.

@Keir_Starmer You are 100% right @Keir_Starmer , and I am livid about it - as should we all be. They seem to be able to act without any true consequences... Please be more vocal about this. Twitter isn't enough. Have everyone in your party talking about their failures, everywhere.

This Conservative Government is in chaos. Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak tried to fix the rules yet again to benefit themselves. They only backtracked when they got found out. They’re like failed bank robbers who only offered to give the money back because they’ve been caught.

@Gary_Cookson I recognise that feeling... That's where you need a platform that allows you to pop in and visit them, to see how they're getting on (why don't they all do that?) :-)

No-one can understand the loneliness you feel when you’re facilitating a live online session and you’re on your own in the main room while everyone is in Breakout Rooms.

@mightybarnski Snakebite parkbench

Since we have to drink in parks like teenagers now, your #Lockdown2 name is your underage tipple + where you drank it. Mine is Thunderbird Meadows. What's yours?

@AndrewJacobsLnD I continue to be amazed at what some people are prepared to pass off as good online learning

THREAD: Chatting with @chrischirp about why the UK hasn’t seen Covid cases rise on the same scale as many other countries. Has the government actually got something right? Probably not. Instead looks like Brits have decided – of their own accord – to change their behaviour 1/12

Last session today of #CIPDsuccessfulwebinars series with fab co-host @Gary_Cookson It's been a blast.

@Gary_Cookson Thanks @Gary_Cookson and what a pleasure it was too! Looking forward to the next 3. Maybe I’ll actually pass the host privilege to you properly this week...

About to start another series of #CIPDSuccessfulWebinars - this time with a new partner (I feel like an aging detective in an American cop drama), the excellent @Colin42 - looking forward to it.

Just to be clear: -No apology -Confirms broken multiple lockdown rules on multiple occasions -Drove 30 minutes with a four-year-old to "make sure he could see." -Directly contradicts his own wife's account of their illness: spectator.us/getting-corona…

What an absolute farce this has been. This has massively undermined the Gov's message - it's not good enough. A totally unnecessary distraction. He needs to step back pending an investigation so we can refocus on how we get out of this mess safely. It's wasting crucial time.

@carolecadwalla He subtly hints at whatever dirt he's got on Boris Johnson. Just enough to twist the knife a little more and make sure Boris stays compliant, but not enough for us to understand the details... He must have something over him.

a) he brazens it out b) he reveals moving personal detail that makes us feel bad but doesn’t actually change fact he broke the rules c) he resigns Any other options? What’s the odds?

@Gary_Cookson ...out there, and has been adopted by 'consumers' for that reason. The associated IT/Security fear 'noise' has become an issue for IT again. With the new security features & toggles it is fine... and if you want a better learning experience, you have to consider it 3/3

@Gary_Cookson ...from home would be as safe and/or fast as that in the office. Since COVID19, they've realised that business can carry on perfectly fine (with some cautionary adjustments being required). Zoom has been a little more complex. It IS better than most of the other platforms 2/3

A few of my clients have banned Zoom. Whilst there were security concerns a couple of months ago, I'm of the opinion that the platform is a lot safer now than it was. What do you think?