In my nearly 40 years of employment I’ve been through about 10 restructurings. I have written many responses to restructuring proposals, and read many responses written by colleagues. Given the pain inflicted on an organisation, and the staff, is it worth it? It is my view that in most cases a complete organisational restructuring is… Continue reading Restructuring: What is it good for?
I listen to a lot of podcasts. The content is mostly great, but there are a range of problems I hear in the recording of voice. I’ve recorded hundreds of voices over a 35-year career in broadcasting, so I thought I’d publish a post with some tips. In the early days (1980s) of my career we… Continue reading Recording Voice for Podcast
Whilst in search of excellence I discovered quality and in a zen-like process of discovery I reengineered my approach to projects and to work, eventually emerging out of the crisis, and discovering a new economics. Actually, the journey was longer than that and started with Business Process Reengineering (BPR). My employer at the time (RNZ) was in the… Continue reading Rethinking Agile
This is part of an occasional series of broadcasting memories. I started work at Radio New Zealand in 1981, one day late. It’s a long story. I’d applied for a job as a radio studio operator, and been through two interviews. I got offered one of three positions by post and wrote back, yep, a… Continue reading My first day at RNZ
This is part of an occasional series of broadcasting memories. From 1985-1987 I worked for Radio New Zealand as a broadcast sound engineer. This was as a member of Radio New Zealand’s Wellington outside broadcast (OB) section, led by Trevor Barker, and later Tony Burns. One of the jobs we had to do was horse… Continue reading Off to the Races
In the 1980s I attended the farewell of a colleague from RNZ. After we’d all had a few beers she shared the story of a ‘certain manager’ who offered her a lift home saying ‘it would be good for her career’. Another women – also a former employee – said ‘Oh my God, he did… Continue reading Men, Don’t be a Harvey
Today we were warned that SoundCloud might close within 24 hours. Late in 2015 (while at RNZ) I recommended strongly against hosting audio content solely on SoundCloud. Based on the numbers at the time, I predicted they would need to be acquired with 18 months to continue. We didn’t do it. I’d already built a… Continue reading It is not just about SoundCloud
