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90 Days of Massive Action #3

I have never ever ever ever ever tracked and reviewed what I do so deeply as I do now. Short post - I am making serious progress in my "days of massive action" quest. Longer Post It hurts when I miss something, fuck something up, feel shit, get low on energy, low on money, low on motivation and many other things. It hurts for a few seconds and then I know what to do. Mainly "what to do" is to keep moving, keep momentum and part of that means sitting still and meditating everyday. Making tim

7 key tips for using Trello for Scrum software development

Over the years, I've coded and managed 100s of web and mobile development projects. Most of them were delivered using Scrum or related agile methodologies. As a company, we've gradually settled on Trello as our de-facto project management tool. It's not immediately obvious how you would use Trello for Scrum out of the box, so I would like to show you the setup that we've adopted at DN Digital. Before we get started: What is Scrum? Scrum is a popular way to manage software development project

My Cheeky Landing Page Question Stunt

I thought it was just me? I am quite sure that I am the ONLY person in iTunes who has thought of asking the listener what they'd like to ask the guest. So here is where the idea came from. The best panel events I have run have been Q&A all the way. I always had to get Andy Bargery to chair the panel as I'd end up laughing at my own jokes and get into arguments. Seeing people at events "pontificate" from the stage vs doing Q&A is always a closed deal for me - Q&A wins. This post by Gary V a

90 Days of Massive Action #2 (Prequel)

Mandela was pacing the room, he was forced to walk in circles around the small conference table in the middle of the meeting room at 90 Mainyard. Ghandi was drawing on the white board in between a mind map the developers had left and the business canvas the musicians had left, to Mandela's annoyance Ghandi was making faces and animals. Nelson, this one could be a swastika if I rubbed out the number 2 said Ghandi with a cheeky smile. Why are you so annoyed today? It is not good for your brand i

Getting it all in.

As #Babybernie has grown up I have shouted "focus" at him when he was doing things like learning to eat with a fork for the first time or was holding onto the sofa to try and walk. This killer comedy line has come back to bite me in the arse. The arse bite happened at the Rural Hub in Italy at the OuiShare summit, every time I was presenting a project or suggesting something in front of the community - yes in those precious moments when everyone is obligated to at least look like they were lis

Am I Unemployable?

I thought I was doomed, weird and broken, now I know there are others like me We are the unemployable. There are a lot of us around, and most of us have read the Cluetrain Manifesto. It’s our guide. . I was playing golf with podcasting legend Neville Hobson a few years ago and he proudly said 'I'm unemployable'. I thought, “Neville you drive an Audi, wear jumpers without logos and open doors for ladies - how can you be unemployable?” Then we started to talk about tech, leadership and sales

It was late when I got back to the office......

90 Days of Massive Action #2 It was late when I got back to the office at 90 Mainyard. There was an eerie calm to the place and all the lights were off. At the back someone had left a desk fan on, I heard a bump and saw the office cat scurry across the floor. I moved towards the fan to switch it off, as I passed the blue meeting room I noticed someone sitting in the chair at the head of the table. I stopped. Should I not be scared? Hello Bernie, want some tea? Nelson, what are you doing he

90 Days of Massive Action #01

I think I am finally there. While we were up on a mountain in Italy for the OuiShare summit a lot of things came together for me. At one point I was chatting and said I am not sure why I came, even more so, I brought #babybernie too and he did not know why I came either. So the headline is that I left full of a calm zest and purpose. What should have been the end of the road again for me turned into one of the best months in my life. I would even dare to say that I woke up after a long slee

What is Bernie's Superpower? Answer here and save the world.....

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That is it for email!

I have stopped email on my phone. Aren't I cool? No, really let me explain. I have been trying to pluck up the balls to stop using and relying on email for years. Of course it is a great tool etc. etc. But I just can't resist checking it every five minutes and also sharing files and getting updates from your team SUCK. It has taken years to get down to the five or so emails I find in my inbox everyday. Imagine my disappointment when I get there and only have five - what am I going to do with m

Going to see Seth

Suddenly it all seemed to fit into place. I'd been feeling very crap, lacking focus and felt overwhelmed all week, actually all month, maybe even all year. My head hurt, my body hurt and I just blurred out most days. I'd slipped into everything slightly being someone else's fault, which even if it is someone else's fault is a crap place to operate from. I wondered how long I'd been walking around with people going "do you think he realises?" The strain must show in my face, I am always p