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here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well
This time last Monday I was setting up for the first of my two days of workshops in Tripoli. Two of my colleagues had flown out earlier an had run day one of the event on Sunday and another colleagues was to join us on Tuesday evening to do The final day and a half. The trip was a joy on many levels, but especially so because of the quality of the people involved, and that came on many levels, so in no particular order here is their contribution. Read more…
having fun whilst making things happen
I’ve recently spent a day in the guise of one of my alter egos, a nineteen fifties shopkeeper in the style of Ronnie Barker’s Arkwright. Unfortunately the sun didn’t shine on our Fifties/Sixties retro event, but it didn’t stop people having fun and a good many were dressed in period costume and many of them were far too young to have been around in those times. A good time was had regardless. Read more…
communicating in a crisis
As I write this the world is waiting for news of Malaysian Airways flight 370 and my thoughts are with the families and friends of those missing for there can be little hope now of finding survivors. I’ll not waste time speculating on the cause of this loss, but instead look at the issue of communication in crisis management. Read more…
building for the future
I wrote a few months ago that one of the signs of economic recovery was the demand from British expertise around the world. I am not going to get into any of the rhetoric around why the UK is seen as the land of opportunity for so many, but not are only a place that people want to come to there is a strong demand for what we can offer to other lands. Read more…
making decisions is easy; making good ones takes skill (plus a little courage)
The recent flooding raises the question of risk management and, whilst the weather issues are an extreme, the principle of integrating risk management into the decision making process is brought into sharp focus. Read more…
don’t fear failure; get out there and compete
Somewhere amongst all my various scribbling is a line about my successes having shaped me, but it being my failures that have made me. It is a play on the Einstein quote along the lines people who haven’t made a mistake haven’t tried anything, but I do believe that it is the things that I’ve done wrong, or not well enough, that I’ve truly learned from. Read more…
what’s in a name?
A recent high profile re-brand has caused a bit of a flutter in the industry concerned, so with people talking about it, it must have worked, yes? Read more…
lessons in life and leadership from Pete Seeger
Last week the world lost one of its great communicators, teachers and leaders when Pete Seeger died and another of my heroes has passed on out of this life. I can’t be sad though because he has left such a legacy in his 94 years. Read more…
more musings on changing with the times
The frequent topic of change caught up with me a bit last week when my reaction to a news item stirred me into starting to write something to post on one of my other blogs. Read more…
good people will always lift your spirits
Telephone calls during the evening are rarely good news; even though it is a while since I was last on a call out list any call after about six in the evening is usually either trouble or some poor soul trying to earn a crust making cold calls. Read more…
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