January Brain'storm'ing

Blue Sky Thinking for Maximum Return!

Whilst spending time this week planning out key activities, candidate sourcing, more candidate sourcing, mapping out marketing ideas, looking at ways of working smarter - I had some brainstorming thoughts.  Sometimes, in the quiet moments of contemplation, usually over my morning coffee or my drive to the office, I have, what I sometimes consider some of my most ingenious, or random, (or both) ideas, for example, I still maintain I came up with the idea for ‘Car-Pool Karaoke’ more than 15 yrs ago!

Whilst those of you who know me will detect the humorous tone to this, the 'work related' message I'm trying to portray is to challenge how are doing things, ask yourself are they effective, efficient or could there be a different method, process or system when it comes to your work objectives.

Take the recent Storms for example, (Henk, Isha, Jocelyn). As I was listening to radio reports during my daily commute, my thoughts meandered into the intriguing realm of storm naming – underpinned of course with my work mindset of working smarter, more efficient and maximising output.  In a thought process that some may consider as wild as the recent windy gusts, I thought why not, in the spirit of embracing change and continuous improvement, adopt the Welsh alphabet for the next Met Office Storm naming season?

Picture this, an atmospheric and poetic journey.  We kick off next season with Storm Arwel, then Bronwyn, Carys, Dafydd, Eifion – you get the drift.  Each name highlighting the enchanting spirit of Wales and the richness of the Welsh language.  The poetic possibilities could be endless, a symphony of sounds that can elevate the experience of forecasting storms.

But, here's where the real value unfolds;

With the Welsh alphabet's 29 letters, we not only infuse each storm with a unique identity, including some ‘new’ letters, such as ‘Ch’ or ‘Dd’, but we also extend the naming cycle.  This, in essence allows us to work smarter not harder and in the realm of meteorology an storm naming, reduces the risk of running out of letters, or in fact, starting over if we have more than 21 amber or red weather warnings in any given storm season.

As we contrast this with the current system, which I believe is limited to 21 letters (the MET office excludes Q, U, X, Y, and Z in the naming process), it becomes evident that with a broader selection and variety, we simply get more ‘bang for our buck’!

Imagine battening down the hatches to Storms Tecwyn and Ieuan, but, as the Welsh alphabet guides us through each meteorological spectacle, we have the peace of mind that efficiency and poetic elegance are working hand in hand whilst the MET office can relax for an additional 8 storms - 38% more efficient for a small adjustment to a process!  

Next stop..... Welsh town names!  #WelshStormSaga #WorkSmarterNotHarder

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