Inside track - some insights from the front line

Having laboured for over a year at this blogging lark, and having built up a pretty solid readership, I have been thinking about what I could do to enhance the blog.

One of my aims in setting up a blog was to encourage debate by seeking comments from readers - to date there hasn't been very much of this. As some will know I don't give up easily and I have hit upon another way of trying to start a conversation within Workplace and beyond.

Over the coming weeks I plan to publish a series of blogs based on my conversations with a member of Workplace: somebody who works at the coalface, who faces the demands and challenges experienced by the vast majority of our 2,000 strong team. This person is prepared to engage in an open and honest conversation and has promised to tell it as it is!

In keeping with editorial best practice I will be respecting my source's desire for anonymity and we have agreed to use the following nom de plume 'The Source'.

Having chatted with The Source on the shuttle bus today, we agreed that starting next week, we will kick off a dialogue around the following themes:

 - Why are people afraid to take a decision themselves?
 - What do team members think of me?
 - Why does it take so long to get a JAFF approved?
 - What are the real day-to-day challenges?
 - Do team members feel that their views are being listened to?

If anyone in Workplace wishes to join in the conversation you can do so by using the comment function or by sending me a question for us to debate - the choice is yours.