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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…
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…
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…
vision? leaders don’t need vision
The need for leaders to have vision is a common thread through most thinking, and it has been for a while, but I wonder how many people really understand what it is and perhaps it isn’t really what is needed at all. Read more…
whether we like it ot not, weather will happen
It is back to reality today after a couple of weeks indulging my imagination in providing some holiday humour. I have been asked if my lift party made it back safely. Time will tell and I’ll see how I feel come Easter; perhaps another adventure will beckon? But it is back to reality and for many it is a grim one. Read more…
the rioja revelation; a seasonal tale
Les Floggit left the sales conference platform on a personal high and to seemingly rapturous applause. They would all repair to the bar now no doubt to enjoy the remaining hours of their two day, three night break in Malaga far from the cold of pre-Christmas Britain. A five o’clock check in tomorrow would see them all hung-over no doubt, but for now the moment of triumph was his as he headed for his hotel room. Read more…
a thought, or two, at Christmas
I wrote the other week about how thrilled that I was when someone publicly disagreed with something that I had written. Disagreement is what moves us forward and allows us to grow and being able to challenge, in an appropriate way, an idea is important. Read more…
How many FM companies employ an FM?
It might sound like a daft question, but a couple of things this week have raised this issue and got me thinking about the issue. Read more…
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