@stickfight.bsky.social
The danger of corporate communications during the golden hour.
I have mentioned it before, but there is something that I like to call the golden hour in any multinational organisation.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/19/t...
I have mentioned it before, but there is something that I like to call the golden hour in any multinational organisation.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/19/t...
December 19, 2025 at 6:45 AM
The danger of corporate communications during the golden hour.
I have mentioned it before, but there is something that I like to call the golden hour in any multinational organisation.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/19/t...
I have mentioned it before, but there is something that I like to call the golden hour in any multinational organisation.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/19/t...
Wild Adoption Vs Crippling Bureaucracy
This is a lesson from earlier in my career that feels painfully relevant to our current cloud environments.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/16/w...
This is a lesson from earlier in my career that feels painfully relevant to our current cloud environments.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/16/w...
December 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Wild Adoption Vs Crippling Bureaucracy
This is a lesson from earlier in my career that feels painfully relevant to our current cloud environments.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/16/w...
This is a lesson from earlier in my career that feels painfully relevant to our current cloud environments.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/16/w...
The AI Adjustment
Preface.
Before I get going on the subject, I want to make a clear distinction. I am not talking about AI as a financial investment.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/12/t...
Preface.
Before I get going on the subject, I want to make a clear distinction. I am not talking about AI as a financial investment.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/12/t...
December 12, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The AI Adjustment
Preface.
Before I get going on the subject, I want to make a clear distinction. I am not talking about AI as a financial investment.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/12/t...
Preface.
Before I get going on the subject, I want to make a clear distinction. I am not talking about AI as a financial investment.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/12/t...
Agentforce World Tour, 4th December 2025
A smaller version of the normal Salesforce conference, and very definitely targeted at Agentforce.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/07/a...
A smaller version of the normal Salesforce conference, and very definitely targeted at Agentforce.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/07/a...
December 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Agentforce World Tour, 4th December 2025
A smaller version of the normal Salesforce conference, and very definitely targeted at Agentforce.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/07/a...
A smaller version of the normal Salesforce conference, and very definitely targeted at Agentforce.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/07/a...
Corporate term: "Gravy Train Project"
Definition
A gravy train project is a large, long-term initiative that attracts significant promised investment, often sanctioned by very senior decision-makers and spread over multiple years.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/05/c...
Definition
A gravy train project is a large, long-term initiative that attracts significant promised investment, often sanctioned by very senior decision-makers and spread over multiple years.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/05/c...
December 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Corporate term: "Gravy Train Project"
Definition
A gravy train project is a large, long-term initiative that attracts significant promised investment, often sanctioned by very senior decision-makers and spread over multiple years.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/05/c...
Definition
A gravy train project is a large, long-term initiative that attracts significant promised investment, often sanctioned by very senior decision-makers and spread over multiple years.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/05/c...
LDC Via site redesign
I have worked with LDC and LDC Via for well over a decade now, and it remains my main professional home for the work I do.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/02/l...
I have worked with LDC and LDC Via for well over a decade now, and it remains my main professional home for the work I do.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/02/l...
December 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
LDC Via site redesign
I have worked with LDC and LDC Via for well over a decade now, and it remains my main professional home for the work I do.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/02/l...
I have worked with LDC and LDC Via for well over a decade now, and it remains my main professional home for the work I do.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/12/02/l...
Corporate term: "Admin Rampart"
Definition
An "Admin rampart" is an odd but very real construct. It is a defensive structure, usually built by one team, silo, or functional area to protect itself from the perceived aggressions of another.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/11/29/c...
Definition
An "Admin rampart" is an odd but very real construct. It is a defensive structure, usually built by one team, silo, or functional area to protect itself from the perceived aggressions of another.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/11/29/c...
November 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Corporate term: "Admin Rampart"
Definition
An "Admin rampart" is an odd but very real construct. It is a defensive structure, usually built by one team, silo, or functional area to protect itself from the perceived aggressions of another.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/11/29/c...
Definition
An "Admin rampart" is an odd but very real construct. It is a defensive structure, usually built by one team, silo, or functional area to protect itself from the perceived aggressions of another.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/11/29/c...
Management Tip: Try To Get Your Delivery Dates Out of Sync with Other Projects.
A sneaky little tip for project managers is to try to move your project delivery times to be out of sync with the usual delivery patterns for your organisation.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285488
A sneaky little tip for project managers is to try to move your project delivery times to be out of sync with the usual delivery patterns for your organisation.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285488
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Management Tip: Try To Get Your Delivery Dates Out of Sync with Other Projects.
A sneaky little tip for project managers is to try to move your project delivery times to be out of sync with the usual delivery patterns for your organisation.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285488
A sneaky little tip for project managers is to try to move your project delivery times to be out of sync with the usual delivery patterns for your organisation.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285488
Priority Without Consequence in Projects
When you are running any form of migration, integration, upgrade, or indeed any project that touches a live business process, there will always be a battle between BAU {{ Business as usual }} and the project.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285482
When you are running any form of migration, integration, upgrade, or indeed any project that touches a live business process, there will always be a battle between BAU {{ Business as usual }} and the project.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285482
November 4, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Priority Without Consequence in Projects
When you are running any form of migration, integration, upgrade, or indeed any project that touches a live business process, there will always be a battle between BAU {{ Business as usual }} and the project.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285482
When you are running any form of migration, integration, upgrade, or indeed any project that touches a live business process, there will always be a battle between BAU {{ Business as usual }} and the project.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285482
Finding an Alternative to Play.ht for Your Text-to-Speech
Well, it turns out that Play.ht has gone bankrupt.
I hadn’t seen any news about it, so when I came to do my latest blog post, I found the site was down with no indication of support, no notice, and no email.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/11/01/f...
Well, it turns out that Play.ht has gone bankrupt.
I hadn’t seen any news about it, so when I came to do my latest blog post, I found the site was down with no indication of support, no notice, and no email.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/11/01/f...
November 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Finding an Alternative to Play.ht for Your Text-to-Speech
Well, it turns out that Play.ht has gone bankrupt.
I hadn’t seen any news about it, so when I came to do my latest blog post, I found the site was down with no indication of support, no notice, and no email.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/11/01/f...
Well, it turns out that Play.ht has gone bankrupt.
I hadn’t seen any news about it, so when I came to do my latest blog post, I found the site was down with no indication of support, no notice, and no email.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/11/01/f...
Integration Support Challenges in Production
Now this is an incredibly dull subject, but one that many companies continue to struggle with when it comes to integrations.
All integrations, by their very nature, are quite brittle processes.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285520
Now this is an incredibly dull subject, but one that many companies continue to struggle with when it comes to integrations.
All integrations, by their very nature, are quite brittle processes.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285520
October 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Integration Support Challenges in Production
Now this is an incredibly dull subject, but one that many companies continue to struggle with when it comes to integrations.
All integrations, by their very nature, are quite brittle processes.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285520
Now this is an incredibly dull subject, but one that many companies continue to struggle with when it comes to integrations.
All integrations, by their very nature, are quite brittle processes.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285520
Baseline Thinking: The real difference between corporations, massive organisations and the rest of us.
This is an insight that struck me recently, though it’s hardly new.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285450
This is an insight that struck me recently, though it’s hardly new.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285450
October 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Baseline Thinking: The real difference between corporations, massive organisations and the rest of us.
This is an insight that struck me recently, though it’s hardly new.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285450
This is an insight that struck me recently, though it’s hardly new.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285450
Actually Implementing AI into Existing Systems
Now that we have all got over the initial flurry of being astounded by AI chatbots and their very human way of handling conversations, a lot of clients and companies are moving on to the serious, practical side of
stickfight.co.uk/2025/10/14/a...
Now that we have all got over the initial flurry of being astounded by AI chatbots and their very human way of handling conversations, a lot of clients and companies are moving on to the serious, practical side of
stickfight.co.uk/2025/10/14/a...
October 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Actually Implementing AI into Existing Systems
Now that we have all got over the initial flurry of being astounded by AI chatbots and their very human way of handling conversations, a lot of clients and companies are moving on to the serious, practical side of
stickfight.co.uk/2025/10/14/a...
Now that we have all got over the initial flurry of being astounded by AI chatbots and their very human way of handling conversations, a lot of clients and companies are moving on to the serious, practical side of
stickfight.co.uk/2025/10/14/a...
The Concept of the 'First Trumpet' in Corporate Projects
There’s a useful analogy I once heard from musicians about how orchestras really work. Officially, the conductor runs the show. They set the beat, they give the cues, and everyone’s eyes are on them.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285452
There’s a useful analogy I once heard from musicians about how orchestras really work. Officially, the conductor runs the show. They set the beat, they give the cues, and everyone’s eyes are on them.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285452
October 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The Concept of the 'First Trumpet' in Corporate Projects
There’s a useful analogy I once heard from musicians about how orchestras really work. Officially, the conductor runs the show. They set the beat, they give the cues, and everyone’s eyes are on them.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285452
There’s a useful analogy I once heard from musicians about how orchestras really work. Officially, the conductor runs the show. They set the beat, they give the cues, and everyone’s eyes are on them.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285452
Calculating Your Worth as a Contractor
For those of us working inside the corporate machine, the final quarter of the year is often dominated by budget planning for the next yeah.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285454
For those of us working inside the corporate machine, the final quarter of the year is often dominated by budget planning for the next yeah.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285454
September 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Calculating Your Worth as a Contractor
For those of us working inside the corporate machine, the final quarter of the year is often dominated by budget planning for the next yeah.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285454
For those of us working inside the corporate machine, the final quarter of the year is often dominated by budget planning for the next yeah.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285454
Avoiding TL;DR status updates
Management and technical resources speak very different languages. We’ve all known this for ages, and I don’t just mean the acronyms and formal formats that each side uses. They genuinely see the world in slightly different ways.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/09/23/a...
Management and technical resources speak very different languages. We’ve all known this for ages, and I don’t just mean the acronyms and formal formats that each side uses. They genuinely see the world in slightly different ways.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/09/23/a...
September 23, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Avoiding TL;DR status updates
Management and technical resources speak very different languages. We’ve all known this for ages, and I don’t just mean the acronyms and formal formats that each side uses. They genuinely see the world in slightly different ways.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/09/23/a...
Management and technical resources speak very different languages. We’ve all known this for ages, and I don’t just mean the acronyms and formal formats that each side uses. They genuinely see the world in slightly different ways.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/09/23/a...
How to Be a Small Consultancy Working with Huge Companies
My colleagues and I work as a genuine small consultancy. We’ve been that way for a long time, That means we rarely work through agents.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285206
My colleagues and I work as a genuine small consultancy. We’ve been that way for a long time, That means we rarely work through agents.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285206
September 16, 2025 at 7:01 AM
How to Be a Small Consultancy Working with Huge Companies
My colleagues and I work as a genuine small consultancy. We’ve been that way for a long time, That means we rarely work through agents.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285206
My colleagues and I work as a genuine small consultancy. We’ve been that way for a long time, That means we rarely work through agents.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285206
Corporate term: "The grandfather trap"
Definition
The Grandfather Trap is the slow erosion of an organisation’s ability to perform essential tasks because long-standing users retain legacy permissions while new users cannot obtain them.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285203
Definition
The Grandfather Trap is the slow erosion of an organisation’s ability to perform essential tasks because long-standing users retain legacy permissions while new users cannot obtain them.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285203
September 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Corporate term: "The grandfather trap"
Definition
The Grandfather Trap is the slow erosion of an organisation’s ability to perform essential tasks because long-standing users retain legacy permissions while new users cannot obtain them.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285203
Definition
The Grandfather Trap is the slow erosion of an organisation’s ability to perform essential tasks because long-standing users retain legacy permissions while new users cannot obtain them.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285203
Retaining Control of Your Management Work (Part 1) - email still runs the enterprise
We can celebrate chat tools, Slack threads, and the return to in-person collaboration, but in most large, traditional organisations, email is still the system of record. #AudioGeneric
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285161
We can celebrate chat tools, Slack threads, and the return to in-person collaboration, but in most large, traditional organisations, email is still the system of record. #AudioGeneric
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285161
September 2, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Retaining Control of Your Management Work (Part 1) - email still runs the enterprise
We can celebrate chat tools, Slack threads, and the return to in-person collaboration, but in most large, traditional organisations, email is still the system of record. #AudioGeneric
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285161
We can celebrate chat tools, Slack threads, and the return to in-person collaboration, but in most large, traditional organisations, email is still the system of record. #AudioGeneric
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285161
Are unpleasant jobs easier to do in an office?
This is one of my rare posts where I'm genuinely after feedback. to discover if I'm just being daft, or is this something more people quietly recognise?
stickfight.co.uk/2025/08/26/u...
This is one of my rare posts where I'm genuinely after feedback. to discover if I'm just being daft, or is this something more people quietly recognise?
stickfight.co.uk/2025/08/26/u...
August 26, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Are unpleasant jobs easier to do in an office?
This is one of my rare posts where I'm genuinely after feedback. to discover if I'm just being daft, or is this something more people quietly recognise?
stickfight.co.uk/2025/08/26/u...
This is one of my rare posts where I'm genuinely after feedback. to discover if I'm just being daft, or is this something more people quietly recognise?
stickfight.co.uk/2025/08/26/u...
This is a relatively new pattern I’ve seen across vendors and clients, and it seems to track with the rise of strict, goal-based projects with fixed-prices and tighter costing controls. #AudioGeneric
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285151
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285151
August 19, 2025 at 7:02 AM
This is a relatively new pattern I’ve seen across vendors and clients, and it seems to track with the rise of strict, goal-based projects with fixed-prices and tighter costing controls. #AudioGeneric
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285151
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285151
This has been a recent learning for me. In my experience, there are two broad styles of project management:
The teeth-gritted, head-down “just get it done” approach.
The status heavy, constant updates, emails to stakeholders, meetings and escalation approach.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/08/12/t...
The teeth-gritted, head-down “just get it done” approach.
The status heavy, constant updates, emails to stakeholders, meetings and escalation approach.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/08/12/t...
August 12, 2025 at 7:58 AM
This has been a recent learning for me. In my experience, there are two broad styles of project management:
The teeth-gritted, head-down “just get it done” approach.
The status heavy, constant updates, emails to stakeholders, meetings and escalation approach.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/08/12/t...
The teeth-gritted, head-down “just get it done” approach.
The status heavy, constant updates, emails to stakeholders, meetings and escalation approach.
stickfight.co.uk/2025/08/12/t...
In the world of project management, we often focus on timelines, budgets, and stakeholder communication. However, there’s one critical skill that frequently gets overlooked:
The ability to do your own footwork and status checking. #AudioGeneric
stickfight.co.uk/2025/08/04/t...
The ability to do your own footwork and status checking. #AudioGeneric
stickfight.co.uk/2025/08/04/t...
August 5, 2025 at 6:31 AM
In the world of project management, we often focus on timelines, budgets, and stakeholder communication. However, there’s one critical skill that frequently gets overlooked:
The ability to do your own footwork and status checking. #AudioGeneric
stickfight.co.uk/2025/08/04/t...
The ability to do your own footwork and status checking. #AudioGeneric
stickfight.co.uk/2025/08/04/t...
I regularly do spin classes, typically twice a week, every week, and I've been consistent enough to invest in my own spin bike. Spin has become a core part of my cardio routine, but recently, I'd started experiencing persistent pain in my lower right back.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285105
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285105
August 2, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I regularly do spin classes, typically twice a week, every week, and I've been consistent enough to invest in my own spin bike. Spin has become a core part of my cardio routine, but recently, I'd started experiencing persistent pain in my lower right back.
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285105
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285105
Welcome back to part two of our real-life series on moving technology from on-premise systems to the cloud. This post follows up on my previous entry, highlighting additional hidden challenges often encountered during cloud migrations. #AudioGeneric
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285084
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285084
July 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Welcome back to part two of our real-life series on moving technology from on-premise systems to the cloud. This post follows up on my previous entry, highlighting additional hidden challenges often encountered during cloud migrations. #AudioGeneric
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285084
stickfight.co.uk/?p=285084