{"id":13535,"date":"2026-03-04T22:13:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T22:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/?p=13535"},"modified":"2026-03-04T22:13:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T22:13:28","slug":"weeknotes-366-kitzbuhel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2026\/03\/04\/weeknotes-366-kitzbuhel\/","title":{"rendered":"Weeknotes #366 \u2014 Kitzb\u00fchel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='e-content'><span hidden class=\"__iawmlf-post-loop-links\" 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17:04:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-23 00:04:56&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-27 22:55:03&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-02 09:04:26&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-06 13:17:30&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-09 13:59:50&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-13 20:50:42&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-16 22:49:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-16 22:49:05&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]\"><\/span>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-700x525.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The town of Kitzb\u00fchel, Austria, from high up in the mountains.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A four-day working week with a long weekend away at the end. I needed it. At the start of the week I noted that I felt as though I was going through a tough period, but one week on I\u2019m doing much better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The highlight of the week was a trip with fifteen other colleagues to the town of Kitzb\u00fchel in Austria. This was the inaugural version of what is likely to become an annual trip, with staff being nominated and voting on who would win the award of a weekend away. Most of us came from our office in London, but we were also joined by three of our colleagues from Beijing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The whole weekend was excellent. I have never skied and didn\u2019t fancy starting to learn now, given how often I hear and see people who have been away on a skiing trip coming home with an injury. Most of my colleagues went on the slopes, but I was joined by a few others who had also opted not to ski. Our days were filled with eating, walking, laughing and generally having a great time as we made memories together. By Monday evening I was shattered from the late nights and early mornings and my social battery was low, but I was so grateful to have been chosen to go on the trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-1-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-1-700x525.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Waidring, Austria. Taken from the coach on the way between Salzburg and Kitzb\u00fchel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-2-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-2-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-2-700x525.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hotel in the main square in Kitzb\u00fchel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-3-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-3-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-3-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-3-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-3-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-3-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-3-700x525.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dinner platter at Restaurant Hochkitzb\u00fchel, beautifully located at the top of the main ski lift.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-4-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-4-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-4-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-4-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-4-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-4-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-4-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-4-700x525.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taken on a morning run around Kitzb\u00fchel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-5-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-5-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-5-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-5-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-5-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-5-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-5-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-5-700x525.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Running around Kitzb\u00fchel was wonderful, but a little hairy in places where the road had frozen over. Stepping up onto the verges was hardly any better, with snow that had thawed and re-frozen there too.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-6-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-6-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-6-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-6-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-6-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-6-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-6-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-6-700x525.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Looking across Kitzb\u00fchel from the churchyard in the town.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-7-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-7-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-7-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-7-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-7-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-7-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-7-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-7-700x525.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">View from the mountains in Kitzb\u00fchel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-8-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-8-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-8-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-8-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-8-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-8-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-8-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-8-700x525.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Although I wasn\u2019t wearing skis, I could still tentatively navigate around a couple of the slopes to see what all the fuss was about. The sights were beautiful.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-9-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-9-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-9-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-9-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-9-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-9-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-9-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-9-700x525.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I didn\u2019t need to be warned twice about venturing down the mountain slopes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7072-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7072-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7072-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7072-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7072-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7072-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7072-525x700.jpeg 525w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_7072-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Luxury dessert platter at Zuma in Kitzb\u00fchel. The food was superb.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-11-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-11-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-11-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-11-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-11-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-11-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-11-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-11-700x525.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fountain sculpture at the entrance of Swarovski Kristallwelten, Wattens, Austria.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-12-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-12-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-12-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-12-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-12-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-12-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-12-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-12-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-12-700x700.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In the Umbra room at Swarovski Kristallwelten.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-13-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-13-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-13-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-13-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-13-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-13-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-13-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-13-700x525.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mist over the frozen lake in Kitzb\u00fchel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from swanning around an Austrian skiing town, this was also a week in which I:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Created and submitted a personal development plan for the first time in many years, as part of an internal leadership programme that I am on.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joined the rest of our Technology team for a meeting with our recently-appointed local CEO. We had a great conversation and gained an excellent insight into how he\u2019s thinking about our business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interviewed a couple more candidates for the software development role in my team. In the words of Bono, we still haven\u2019t found what (or who) we\u2019re looking for.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discussed and agreed a tactical solution for a privacy\/security issue raised by one of our offices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Met with colleagues to discuss the potential use of a SaaS AI tool to speed up a key part of the workflow in their team, and agreed next steps.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Had a demo of a tool that helps an organisation to manage the vast amount of change notifications that come through the Microsoft 365 Message Center.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reviewed a proposal for on-the-ground project management services for helping us to set up a new office in a new country. We need help coordinating vendors and suppliers for facilities, furniture and technology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Met with a CIO from another division of our group who has asked for help with managing a small office located close to us, but far from them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joined our development team for the fortnightly retrospective and sprint planning meeting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Had my monthly call with my executive partner from our technology research and advisory firm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Met with one of our vendors, a technology staffing provider, to introduce them to our CISO.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Met with colleagues in our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion forum for a check-in on our plans for the year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Had a catch-up with the founder and CEO of a company we are working with to measure and manage the environmental impact of technology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joined our weekly <em>Learning Hour<\/em> meeting where we heard more from our internal Learning and Development team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attended an International Executive Committee meeting for one of our business areas. It\u2019s always so fascinating to hear about things from the perspective of a different team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Met with colleagues who are exploring how we use data to support strategic business opportunities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attended the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/m365change.community\">M365 Change Community Round Up<\/a> meeting. This monthly session is criminally under-attended, with around 45 people joining. The content is superb and the presenters are great at picking things up in the chat so that it doesn\u2019t have that \u2018one-way webinar\u2019 feel. If you have any responsibility for Microsoft 365 in your organisation, or want to know what major features are coming down the pipe, it\u2019s well worth attending.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Went to my youngest son\u2019s school for a careers evening. We heard from the Head of the Sixth Form, the Head and Deputy Head Pupils, and a guest from the University of Birmingham. The content was excellent. Now that university education is no longer \u2018free\u2019 in the UK, it feels like there is much more of an important decision to be made about what\u2019s next.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Was pleased for my eldest son, whose team finished second in the distance medley relay at a race meet in Houston.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-14.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-14.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-14.jpeg 738w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-14-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-14-559x700.jpeg 559w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Go Javelinas!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Media<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcasts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kiran Stacey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/audio\/2026\/feb\/23\/major-changes-to-the-send-system-can-the-government-win-over-mps-and-parents-podcast\">gave a great explanation of the government\u2019s plans for changes to the special educational needs and disabilities system<\/a> on The Guardian\u2019s <em>Politics Weekly UK<\/em> podcast. It seems to me that the introduction of individual support plans (ISPs) will bring a critical change to the dynamics of obtaining additional support for a pupil. With the current education, health and care plans (EHCPs), school staff work with parents to try and obtain funding from the local authority. Staff and parents are on the same team. With ISPs, the parents will now be trying to obtain assistance directly from the school, which may pit them against each other and, if awarded, will directly impact the school\u2019s own finances. If an ISP is refused, parents will have to go through the school\u2019s complaints system, creating work for staff and governors, and potentially bad feeling between everyone involved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On <a href=\"https:\/\/sharptech.fm\/member\/episode\/saa-smageddon-and-the-future-microsoft-after-a-market-correction-anthropics-super-bowl-lies\"><em>Sharp Tech<\/em> from 6 February<\/a> (I\u2019m behind and trying to catch up), Ben Thompson gave a great explanation of how Meta is antifragile. When big-company advertisers boycott them, the prices of ads reduce, which means that other companies are able to buy more ads and reach more people, strengthening Meta\u2019s advertising ecosystem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Articles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.panewslab.com\/en\/articles\/019c838f-a97c-773b-82a7-0a2d203475b6\">this article<\/a> from someone who is apparently using \u201cpersonal business agents\u201d to get their job done more efficiently to be an interesting read. The diagrams are in Chinese so I asked Claude to translate them for me.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A friend wrote a heartfelt article about being South African and \u2018loving the suffering\u2019:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>What is it about all these South Africans that makes them do something that would seem both preposterous and unfathomable to most of the rest of the world\u2019s population? The answer is complicated and simple. The simple answer is, we love suffering. The complicated answer is we need suffering.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.malwarebytes.com\/blog\/news\/2026\/02\/hobby-coder-accidentally-creates-vacuum-robot-army\">Hobby coder accidentally creates vacuum robot army<\/a>\u201d. Internet of Things becomes Internet of Crappy Things once again. The interesting thing is that there is finally some legislation coming which may improve the situation:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Regulation is arriving, slowly. The EU\u2019s Cyber Resilience Act will require mandatory security-by-design for all connected products sold in the bloc by December 2027, with fines up to \u20ac15 million. The UK\u2019s PSTI Act, in force since April 2024, became the world\u2019s first law banning default passwords on smart devices. The US Cyber Trust Mark, by contrast, is voluntary.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Simon Willison posted <a href=\"https:\/\/simonwillison.net\/2026\/Feb\/25\/present\/\">a great write-up of how he vibe-coded his \u201cdream macOS presentation app\u201d<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Finished watching <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/m002q765\/small-prophets\">Small Prophets<\/a><\/em> on BBC iPlayer. A beautiful thing, so lovely that I hope they don\u2019t make another series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Audio<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enjoyed hearing The Pretty Things\u2019 <em>S. F. Sorrow<\/em> at the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/wb40album.club\">WB-40 Album Club<\/a>. I haven\u2019t listened to it for a very long time. Surprisingly, this is the first album that we\u2019ve listened to that was released in the 1960s.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nearly done with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/rutgerbregman.com\/books\/humankind\">Humankind: A Hopeful History<\/a><\/em> by Rutger Bregman.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage-700x393.png 700w, https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DraggedImage.png 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Next week:<\/strong> Texas.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/andrewdoran.uk\/blog\/2026\/03\/04\/weeknotes-366-kitzbuhel\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permalink to Weeknotes #366 \u2014 Kitzb\u00fchel\"><div class='e-content p-summary'>A four-day working week with a long weekend away at the end. 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