"Let's just work together", when 2 content teams became 1
Many people have been redeployed during the lockdown. We talk to the leaders of two teams who found their redeployment a natural fit.
About the team
Making good decisions in a time of crisis
In times of crisis, we don't always have time to design solutions. Bhupinder and Ryan explain how service and business design methodologies can create the space our colleagues need for collaboration and decision-making.
My name's Emma, and I'm a reluctant homeworker
For Emma, working from home was something she tried to avoid. So, when that became the new normal, she dreaded it. She tells us how remote working has worked out quite well for her.
Opposite ends of the UK, but still at the heart of the team
Matt Jukes and Jane Reid are legends of the public sector digital world. Despite being at opposite ends of the UK, they're getting stuck into their new roles with Essex.
Jog on: taking lockdown in your stride
If lockdown's driving you around the bend, why not take a run around the block? Content designer, John, tells us how he's plodding through working from home.
Home comforts: keeping up morale when you're locked down
DIY desks, 'helpful' pets and living room yoga. Find out how the Service Transformation team are coping with working from home during lockdown.
A new role, a new team and a very familiar office
How do you join a team that's not there? Rich explains how lockdown rocked his first month in the Service Transformation team.
No more pyjamas
As a team, we're used to adapting to change, but what happens when everything changes? Caroline McCabe finds out.
Agile from the outside in
Councillor Madden dropped by to see what stand up was all about. He stayed to chat to us about how impressed he was with the team's energy, how he did stand up before it was a thing and his belief in empathy in the workplace.
The only way...or the Essex way?
We asked our team to give their top tips about living, working, commuting and playing in Essex.