A Lighthearted but potentially serious question This post is based on an editorial piece I wrote for the Q4 2019 Institute of Water Journal which was focused on leadership and management Would you like your managers to be looking for work to do, rather than struggling to meet objectives? And having time to develop their […]
Building a team of many talents
In the summer of 2017 I was offered a three month contract as Interim Water Quality Monitoring Manager with Southern Water to help implement a new Compliance and Resilience directorate. Writes Bob Windmill Eight months later (yeah, I know) I had led the creation of an entirely new team of six monitoring scientists and a […]
Key Future Skills for the water idustry
This Post This post is based on an editorial piece I wrote for the Q1 2016 Institute of Water Journal which was focused on current and future skills issues I think that the two most important future skills for the water industry are Measuring the Future and Non-Traditional Recruitment. Surprised? You shouldn’t be. It is […]
A trip down memory lane
The post below is about me racing motorcycles and some of my successes on my FZ750. Calling it one of “My Publications” may be stretching things just a bit, but I don’t care because: Doing it brought back happy memories of beating full 1100cc Superbikes on my little 750 It was chosen for publication by the […]
Skills: a perfect storm?
This Post This post is based on an editorial piece I wrote for the Q4 2015 Institute of Water Journal which was focused on current and future skills issues Weathering the storm? As storms go this is a quiet one, but it has the potential to be as troublesome as any typhoon or hurricane. At […]
SPOC: Students Planning Their Own Careers (Full Article)
This Post This post is based on a paper I presented at INTED2013 (7th International Technology, Education and Development Conference) Introduction In our ever more complex world, as illustrated by the video “Shift Happens“, the idea of careers being planned in some linear manner is increasingly untenable. However individuals still need a way of identifying the […]
SPOC: Students Planning Their Own Careers (Abstract)
This Post This post is based on a paper I presented at INTED2013 (7th International Technology, Education and Development Conference) Abstract In our ever more complex world, as illustrated by the video “Shift Happens“, the idea of careers being planned in some linear manner is increasingly untenable. However individuals still need a way of identifying the […]
Emotional Intelligence: the missing link to superior business performance
This Post This post is based on my article article that was first published in the Engineering UK 2010 Annual Report. At that time I was Head of Research and Performance at Energy and Utility Skills, the Sector Skills Council for the utility sector. The original article can be downloaded here Introduction In our work and home […]
Skills Shortages In The Electricity Industry
This Post This post is based on my article article that was first published in the Engineering UK 2009 Annual Report. At that time I was Head of Research and Performance at Energy and Utility Skills, the Sector Skills Council for the utility sector. The original article can be downloaded here. UK Utility Industry Utilities are often […]