I participated in the Edinburgh Marathon with a close friend on Sunday the 26th. As we ran through the miles (and there are plenty of them in a marathon) I thought about what had transformed my life. In 2016, I did the Wall, a 69-mile ultramarathon from Carlisle to Newcastle. Let me get this out...Read More

In a rapidly evolving business world, we find ourselves navigating through unprecedented changes. Adapting to these changes is imperative for survival, let alone success. In this modern era of business, the key to thriving lies in completely utilising your internal resources often supported by at least one trusted partner. The team at Geordie Consulting has...Read More

It does not matter if you are a Technophobe or a Technophile; you will have a mixed relationship with technology. Some annoy you, offend you, make you smile or even laugh. Regardless of what the technology is, we form a “personal” relationship with it. Attributing human characteristics to technology or anthropomorphising is not uncommon; at...Read More

Let us start by saying Happy New Year! At this time, many of us seem to think “New Year, New me”, and as if to prove our favourite saying true, LinkedIn is again filled with “New Year, new job” posts. These will be the tip of the iceberg, “New Year, New me” in business will...Read More

Our Data Tale reminded me that a Christmas Carol is about taking stock, reflecting on what you have been doing, and ultimately thinking about where that will take you. In the original (non-Geordie) version, the impact is more profound. The crux is that Bob Cratchit gets to spend more precious time with his family. To...Read More

Analysis is deeply embedded in organisations; all accountants expect some level of analysis from you, even if it is as simple as “Total Monthly Sales”. The open secret of the analytics industry is that those “What happened” or Descriptive Analytics will never go away. In fact, they will continue to make up the vast majority...Read More

Scrooge became vaguely aware of the inside his eyelids being lit up as the sun shone through the window. As he lifted his head from his pillow, he wondered what on earth might happen next. He wasn’t sure whether he’d been asleep or actually on some wild escapade it had all felt so vivid. He...Read More

Ebeneezer is visited by the ghosts of Data Present and Data Future, but will their insight help to change his ways?[/caption] Apparently, today was a good day; sitting in her stunningly minimalist office, the only thing that disturbed her was the steady flash of lights as the computers processed people’s requests. Life was great, no...Read More

Ebeneezer sat there rubbing his hands with glee as the phone rang off the hook. “Hello, Ebeneezer’s taxis… name, where from, where too?” Rather than chancing their arm, people seemed to like that a taxi would turn up right on time, just for them. He also liked that he got to have minimum exchange with...Read More

When I decided I wanted to start a Power Platform Consultancy, I was doing it with very mixed feelings. Across my career I have worked with many of the big consulting firms as well as smaller consulting firms. I have had mixed experiences, and one of the things I wanted to make sure was that...Read More