Yearly Archives: 2023

With the year winding down, in contrast, I have been finding that everything activity-wise has been winding up… getting busier rather than slowing down. This has meant a fair bit of rushing around, setting and meeting deadlines and of course … Continue reading →

Last week, I made the journey down to London to see ABBA Voyage. Beyond the music, which was a lot of fun, the staging and the show were outstanding… world-class, in fact… they threw everything at it. What made it … Continue reading →

It is an age-old icebreaker question, one that is safe to discuss (unlike sport and certainly politics) and almost as classic as discussing the weather: ‘Are you a dog person or a cat person?’ Most people seem to identify with … Continue reading →

The weekend stretched out before me as I sat there, my laptop humming softly, wearing comfy slippers, in my pajamas, and cradling a cup of coffee, pondering… I heard that I could install large language models on my PC at … Continue reading →

Conference season is well and truly upon us now… Last week, I found myself down at the FourNet event at Mansion House in London, talking about all things data and security. It was quite the venue and an interesting day … Continue reading →

Increasingly, the words ‘Artificial Intelligence’ (AI) are not limited to the realms of science fiction. They’re being used more frequently and interchangeably in the domains of technology, business, and even our everyday lives. The Hype and Its Ramifications The term … Continue reading →

Would you believe it… as soon as the school summer holidays are almost over, the chance of a break starts to recede and the weather here turns glorious. It does seem like there has been a break in the weather, … Continue reading →

In case you hadn’t noticed the new Consumer Duty has gone live in the UK. I was away when this happened and since coming back I have been taking some polls around how people feel, 2 weeks in. Before launch … Continue reading →

It can be difficult coming back especially straight after a couple of weeks away.  There’s the bulging inbox, outstanding admin tasks, and that nagging feeling, “Yes I really should have mowed the lawn before I went away”, all added to … Continue reading →

This weekend a summer storm was forecast, dire warnings across the news, wind, rain… and of course I was booked to go camping. So, driving down Friday the mood, like the sky, was pretty dark just thinking about the weekend … Continue reading →

Last week, I had the pleasure of chairing the Online Collections Technology Think Tank, sponsored by Credit Connect, something I always find enlightening. Reflecting on the conversation there were a couple of trends that really stood out this time around. … Continue reading →

Browsing Twitter this morning, all to make the most of my 600 tweets, I was greeted by the sight of early morning Wimbledon, the time-honoured sporting event that for me at least evokes being near the start of the school … Continue reading →

This last week I was sitting at my desk, surrounded by what felt like a sea of information. Wave upon wave was crashing over me, economic video summaries, government announcements, regulator announcements, interest rate changes, vulnerability trend changes, and company … Continue reading →

Having had a complete switch off, for a week off – I am getting back in the swing of things this morning and catching up. Obviously, the debt packager restrictions have been a headline, as have the rumbling noises of … Continue reading →

Summer seemed to arrive this week. No more hiding indoors huddled over a screen. With warmer weather, it’s the opportunity to get outside. So sitting outside this weekend, basking in the sun, my mind turned to the garden… Annoyance, that … Continue reading →

Over the past week, I have found myself in repeated conversations about AI and large language models… it seems like interest in it continues to grow at pace, expanding beyond ChatGPT to other models and uses too. The rate of … Continue reading →

This weekend was the King’s coronation in the UK, with much pomp and circumstance to watch; tea and biscuits to consume. While the festivities were undoubtedly memorable, the event also heavily emphasized, a royal flush of ideas… inclusion, tolerance, and … Continue reading →

Last week, I was back in Toronto, Canada, in what was really beautiful spring weather, sunny, flowers starting and green grass (spring is after all short there – summer in a couple of weeks!). The trip not only offered me … Continue reading →

Last week I was off on holiday in Scotland. It was an opportunity to relax, reflect on things, have too much tea and cake, with some walking in between. Having spent the last few weeks experimenting with ChatGPT, this of … Continue reading →

This last week was the Credit Connect Collections think tank. There was some good attendance which was great, and we were lucky enough to have some great speakers covering some new topics. On the day it is always busy, juggling … Continue reading →

A difficult start to this week. I seem to have managed to catch COVID, did not get to write my blog this week, and to top, it all have already had an argument with ChatGPT. COVID is really sneaky. I … Continue reading →

Last week was the first time in a long time I have been away long haul for work. Of course, I met some great people, had some interesting conversations, together with plenty of great food along the way too. However, … Continue reading →

Being the start of the year it is a good time to think about goals… and it is also a good time to think about your sales pipeline too. One of the things that have always struck me, in the … Continue reading →

Humph, the new year starts for real this week; back to work and back to school. Like champagne, cold, fizzy, refreshing on New Years’ eve – already opened warm and flat it, the next day, somehow does not seem quite … Continue reading →

As the clock ticks over to 2023 goal setting season starts… or at least time for some new year resolutions. So… what do we all want to achieve this year? Outside regular personal resolutions… going to the gym, losing a … Continue reading →