Discovered during my reading for my master's programme (UK spelling, thank you.). Either it is funny or I'm really tired - or a combination of the two. Jeff this is for the board ...
From "Internal communication: key steps in evaluating and improving performance"
The authors:
Dennis Tourish is at the School of Behavioural and Communication Sciences, University of Ulster, Newton-Abbey, Northern Ireland.
Colin Hargie has sadly died since writing the article.
I will definitely take precautions as I begin writing next week!
30 September 2006
29 September 2006
The First Week
Well it is not over yet (Saturday class!), but my first week as a postgraduate is coming to close. I am physically/mentally worn out. Seven plus hours of classes for five days is a lot, plus I will be hauling a lot of books back to York for the first paper (due 19 October!!). I think I'll need a few days to decompress before I start writing. Katie and I are thinking of going to see Wicked! in London next week - hopefully that will help.
Yesterday, two troopers were killed in the line of duty. I was so torn being at school. I really wish I could have been back at home to assist. I think what bothers me the most is knowing how much stuff the unit is having to handle and how much I know I could be helping. All I really do is pray for the families and sit here in the computer lab and be a media viewer, not a media enabler.
In other Scottish class news, I seem to be the whiz at Media in Britain and the lecturer is extremely interested in my knowledge of US media. Who knew!
Yesterday, two troopers were killed in the line of duty. I was so torn being at school. I really wish I could have been back at home to assist. I think what bothers me the most is knowing how much stuff the unit is having to handle and how much I know I could be helping. All I really do is pray for the families and sit here in the computer lab and be a media viewer, not a media enabler.
In other Scottish class news, I seem to be the whiz at Media in Britain and the lecturer is extremely interested in my knowledge of US media. Who knew!
24 September 2006
One Week ... Already?
Has it already been one week? As my first week comes to a close and I get ready to move up north to Scotland for the week (I would have left today, but it seems that the rail authority was going to do track work from Newcastle to Edinburgh ... which means no trains this weekend or next! Ick!), I pause to reflect on this past week.
* British TV is extremely funny and tends to show early 90s shows as new. Hmmm....
* Katie can make no ingredients in the house into an amazing dinner. I swear there was nothing in that cupboard.
* Yorkshire Food Festival was this weekend and there was an amazing array of meats, cheeses, wines, candies, etc. from all over Yorkshire and Europe. V. good!
* I have a lot of British words to learn. There is a show on BBC2 called Flog It!, which apparently means to take something to auction. Who knew!
* I have already become the tour guide. Yesterday no less than five people asked me for directions (four of those being British people). Scarily, I also knew where they needed to go!
* I have been sleep deprived. It feels so good to catch up on lost sleep!
* Choral Evensong at York Minster is just as beautiful as I remembered.
Next week should be interesting - I will be living at Lissa's in Cupar and school starts Tuesday (a 9a to 9p day - urgh!). I will be back in York on Monday, Oct. 3.
P.S. I had Gametracker on ESPN on last night to watch OSU's less than stellar-but thank goodness for the fourth quarter effort. But 97.1 and 1460's "live" coverage was Sportscenter recaps. Hello?!? And 610 will not let me listen overseas unless I have a miltary code. Geez - all I wanted to do was listen to the game. At least I got to see little%2
* British TV is extremely funny and tends to show early 90s shows as new. Hmmm....
* Katie can make no ingredients in the house into an amazing dinner. I swear there was nothing in that cupboard.
* Yorkshire Food Festival was this weekend and there was an amazing array of meats, cheeses, wines, candies, etc. from all over Yorkshire and Europe. V. good!
* I have a lot of British words to learn. There is a show on BBC2 called Flog It!, which apparently means to take something to auction. Who knew!
* I have already become the tour guide. Yesterday no less than five people asked me for directions (four of those being British people). Scarily, I also knew where they needed to go!
* I have been sleep deprived. It feels so good to catch up on lost sleep!
* Choral Evensong at York Minster is just as beautiful as I remembered.
Next week should be interesting - I will be living at Lissa's in Cupar and school starts Tuesday (a 9a to 9p day - urgh!). I will be back in York on Monday, Oct. 3.
P.S. I had Gametracker on ESPN on last night to watch OSU's less than stellar-but thank goodness for the fourth quarter effort. But 97.1 and 1460's "live" coverage was Sportscenter recaps. Hello?!? And 610 will not let me listen overseas unless I have a miltary code. Geez - all I wanted to do was listen to the game. At least I got to see little%2
20 September 2006
The True Postgraduate
Today I truely feel like a postgraduate. I made the train ride up from York this morning to Edinburgh to visit school for the first time since June. I have since made my way to the library and am currently researching. Such a different lifestyle from last week (but can you really compare cocaine seizures and pursuits to scholarly study ... I think not).
My first class is next Tuesday and I am incredibly nervous. I haven't done this in six years, boy am I old.
In other news, Scotland today is extremely blustery. A large gale almost swept me off my feet while walking to university (leave it up to wind, not a kilted man to do that!)
My first class is next Tuesday and I am incredibly nervous. I haven't done this in six years, boy am I old.
In other news, Scotland today is extremely blustery. A large gale almost swept me off my feet while walking to university (leave it up to wind, not a kilted man to do that!)
19 September 2006
Welcome to York!
Well I am finally here after a hard goodbye on Friday at work, the OSU-Cincinnati game on Saturday (I'm not sure which team showed up during the first half, but it was NOT OSU!), and packing up my condo/and airport on Sunday. I got an upgrade to first class on my Philadelphia-Manchester flight and flew in style and was able to actually get some sleep.
York is just as it was in June. I had a surprise of reading material from the school when I arrived, the last piece of information I needed to start my graduate studies (I was actually doing homework on the flight over!!) I am hoping to make it up to the school this week to settle my financial aid situation before going up to Scotland on Sunday for school next week.
On the job front, there might be a marketing position part-time at the museum Katie works for. If that were to happen, every one living the house would also be working at the same spot! Also, I am following up with the North Yorkshire Police Department for a public affairs spot and also thinking about the York Tourism Board. For anyone who knows me knows that most of the time I've giving people directions or recommendations ... I should at least get paid for it!
York is just as it was in June. I had a surprise of reading material from the school when I arrived, the last piece of information I needed to start my graduate studies (I was actually doing homework on the flight over!!) I am hoping to make it up to the school this week to settle my financial aid situation before going up to Scotland on Sunday for school next week.
On the job front, there might be a marketing position part-time at the museum Katie works for. If that were to happen, every one living the house would also be working at the same spot! Also, I am following up with the North Yorkshire Police Department for a public affairs spot and also thinking about the York Tourism Board. For anyone who knows me knows that most of the time I've giving people directions or recommendations ... I should at least get paid for it!
12 September 2006
Not quite yet ...
If you found this and it is not September 18 (or 18 September for you UK'ers), you are too early! I'm not there yet ... I am still working and packing like a crazy person in Worthington. I cannot wait to share thoughts and photos as I spend a year in England/Scotland on my master's! Come back soon when I'm on the other side of the pond!
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