Sep
14
Leadership: The Apocryphal Edition
The key question facing humanity is whether we are wise enough and smart enough to s…
Leading Change
Sep
7
The phantom menace
The world turns on its dark side. The fabric of society is shredding. Many of our mo…
Aug
25
5 Leadership musts in the new COVID-19 normal
Leadership is often the most singled-out contributor to success (or not) when discus…
Aug
11
Psychology skills for leaders navigating through the waves of the corona crisis
Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional. COVID-19 is for…
Jul
8
Psychology skills for leaders navigating through the waves of the corona crisis
Psychology skills for leaders navigating through the waves of the corona crisis. Bei…
Jul
7
The mysteries of systemic acupuncture
Recently I have become involved in a number of conversations to do with transformati…
Jun
22
Nakedness of the Emperors
It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sur…
May
27
Building innovation into a small charity’s DNA
The coronavirus pandemic has magnified inequalities and other issues which are ingra…
May
13
Employee skill decluttering
All of us need to declutter our drawers. Consider you are using a screwdriver to fix…
May
11
Innovation is the wrong answer
It was a cold night but warm as toast inside the old furniture factory – a most unli…
May
4
Designing unique workshops is hard work
Finding opportunities for innovation and growth is hard work. The value of having go…
Apr
21
A carnival of trivial ideas
In the week in which Apple TV released their new documentary "The Year Earth Changed…
Apr
14
How NOT to change someone’s behaviour
A few months ago I wrote about the powerful positive strategies my physio deployed t…
Apr
8
Three tips for working longevity
Hmm.... the dreaded L-word. No, I'm not talking about "the" L-word that makes hearts…
Mar
31
Simultaneous continuity and change
Consider how you would answer the following questions: Is the future known or unknow…
Mar
18
The great management swindle
There are three things that can be said about human knowledge with total conviction.…
Mar
3
In the past jobs were about muscles, now it is about brains, in future it will be about heart
I wish the quote above was my own. It hails from Dame Minouche Shafik, Director of LS…
Feb
24
The currency of the 21st century
What do you think it is? Newsflash: it's not bitcoin! Recall the bygone eras of yes…
Feb
18
Failing to Succeed
I have always been intrigued by the nature of entrepreneurship and so I regard mysel…
Jan
26
The Ivory Tower
Economists and bankers one day; university vice-chancellors the next! Life is never …