What happened I’ve settled into the new job a bit more, although weeknoting has proved tricky. We’re at about threeknotes at this stage but it’s the reflection part that counts. My friend Lisa visited. There was a double bank holiday, I attended a local skate jam. I did not celebrate the Coronation…

What happened This is going to be a two weeknote because I’ve committed to sprintnotes at the BFI. Already, this rhythm feels a bit broken up, I’ll try my best to continue. Since my last note, there were two bank holidays and I had a day off. …

This weeknote really spans a few weeks, so it’s a bit longer. I’ve started a new job and have been working out what I’m doing. I’ve mentioned weeknotes a few times at the new place and I needed to follow through. Leaving The National Archives was very sad, I’d left…

Since my last note, I intended to write both weekly notes and sprint notes. Turns out I’ve not managed either. This week I’ve stopped procrastinating on those things. I’m not sure if I’ll keep writing these personal notes if I’m doing the team notes. It’s been difficult to find space…

Meaty What went well I’m starting to enjoy the job, to get a feel for what I need to do and beginning to see constraints more clearly. The inception sprint has progressed and the team’s first retrospective is tomorrow. This has been quite a stretch with half term and just cos it’s new…

Big things. What went well I covered a few big things this week, sprint planning and a session to co-create a mission/ vision. I was fairly worried about getting both of these things right. Sprint planning, same old same old right? Not really, the team hadn’t stopped to consider the work for a…

Keep on top of that — What went well I’ve been getting involved in recruitment, thinking about how I’ll work with a more multi-disciplinary team. Moving into week 5 I've been talking to people around the job in a more sensible way (usually) with a better idea of what we’re doing. This feels good. I’ve been able to talk…

What could have been better I hurt my back again. It’s really been impacting my mood and energy in and out of work. Commuting to West London is a real struggle. I hope things improve. The sore back meant I took a few days out of work and didn’t get all of the things done…

A tough week. Third into the new role. I know stuff but it’s not enough , yet. What could have been better Let’s start with what wasn’t great, I was stressed about the backlog. Tyrannical worry meant I had an actual nightmare about the issues on the list. Not even my long list or rather…