About this Blog

Hi.

I'm Cyril Souchon, and this is my blog related to work and the nature of work. The blog is called  "Talking Projects" and you will read that in the context that ....

Everything is a Project, and so we need to think about what that means when we undertake work. Some Projects are enduring. Like building and maintaining a sports brand. Some are very small, like baking cookies for the scout jamboree. All have a moment when they are conceived, then thought about, begun, brought to fruition and closed out. In every case we need to reflect on how we went about things, what worked and what didn't (and why!) and how to keep doing better. This is all uppermost in my mind in this blog.

Content, or what will you find here? Well, it's got "Projects" in the title, so that's a major source, and "Talking" so that too. I talk about issues that people face, and how they've responded and how it played out. I discuss how to tackle specifics, and some methods and processes that have helped me. I reflect on what might lead to success, and look at ways to enable that.

Being Professional, and what that means in one's life's work: that's been a theme of my working life, hammered into me by mentors and task masters: all of whom I'm undyingly grateful to. Both what it means to be professional, and have a professional outlook to your work, and incorporating it into the day to day. To act, behave and deliver work that's professional requires attitude first and appropriate learning thereafter. College degree is optional, depending on context. Context is everything!

Images, I've tried to find images which will help you to visualise what I'm trying to say. On the one hand, to actually indicate what it is, and on the other, to create sense of background and context. Firing up the imagination :-) ("envisioning" in corporate speak!).

Background and contexts, My training in the worlds of business, management and programme consulting has been coloured be the people who moulded and guided me to become the who I am today. From the earliest days in the line, rising up into and through the ranks of Management until I was ready to work in Support services, and the pathway from there to Independent Consulting: there have always been men and women who have added a piece of their value into mine. Their stories and lessons are inextricably folded in. These are the backgrounds on which I have built my life's work, for better or for worse you will find it there too. I hope it resonates with you ~ it must do, if you are to continue reading my stories, musings and thoughts.

Finally, if you have topics which you'd like me to give a point of view on, let me know in the comments section. I'll give it due consideration!

Enjoy.
ps. I also have a personal blog which charts some thoughts and lessons that I have from my persoanl life. Feel free to hop over there and see if there's anything there for you, too.

Some notices and small print

on photographs / digital images

Except where expressly stated, all images are © Cyril Souchon (all rights reserved). There are portions of work(s) of art in some of the images, they are © the owner(s) of the work(s) for each the art work(s) separately.

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Disclaimer

I give a lot of advice in this blog: Its my opinion and doesn't have to be yours. In particular, if you do what I say and it doesn't work out, then its yan outcome of you analysis about appropriateness and applicability, not mine ~ not all scenarios are exactly comparable, and you need to exercise your own common sense and judgment before you settle on a course of action ... obviously ... My contexts are not yours, and might not map into your working circumstances. So exercise caution, and as in everything in life, think things through accordingly.