Jul 20, 20141 minCaddyingWatching the Golf Opens I found myself contemplating the role of a Caddy and what there role would be in a business environment. i.e....
Jul 11, 20143 minTrue Brand AmbassadorsA magazine recently interviewed me about one of my books: Touching The Heart of Milton Keynes. On the face of it, they could have been...
May 23, 20144 minGlobalBringing Back Our GirlsA few weeks back I was speaking at a conference in Denmark. I asked the audience whether anyone had heard about the girls that were...
May 22, 20141 minHR PeriscopeShared Organisation AND Employee ValuesAn organisation has a Customer Charter that specifies that it has an excellent reputation for trading honestly, maintaining their...
Mar 18, 20143 minSkills, Systems and AttitudeI met Ben at a networking event as he spoke of about his products, I thought they would be perfect for a business event that I was going...
Feb 10, 20142 minHR PeriscopeUnconsciously Biasing ChildrenI recently found myself watching the “Doll test” An experiment where children, black and white are shown two different dolls at the same...
Dec 24, 20132 minHR PeriscopeA Visit to Marks & SpencerI’ve just got come from a shopping trip to Marks & Spencer and I must say that I’m pleased to have learnt before I left that they will...
Dec 21, 20133 minMilton KeynesFood BanksLittle deeds of kindness, little words of love, make our earth an Eden, like the heaven above. Little Drops of Water by Julia Carney,...
Dec 2, 20132 minHR PeriscopeEngaged People Don’t Need CarryingI spoke to someone recently who expressed the frustration of having to carry people on projects that she was running. An Expert – she...
Nov 30, 20131 minTrees With No FruitYesterday I was at an Arts Exhibitions on Trees. It’s interesting to view all the art work and observe that none of the representations...
Nov 24, 20131 minHR PeriscopeTell Me What You Want, What You Really, Really WantI recently saw an advert on twitter for a Sales and Marketing Manager. It specified, “Sales and Marketing Manager, ideally a return to...
Nov 14, 20131 minJust For FunWhere’s Your Poppy?I have a poppy, which I choose to wear and I wear it with great pride. It actually looks just like this one worn by young Nicholas on...
Nov 6, 20132 minHR PeriscopePeter PrincipleAccording to the Peter Principle, People are promoted to their level of Incompetency and sadly I can’t count the number of times that I...
Oct 27, 20133 minWhat’s the bottom line?I got rather annoyed when I spoke to a friend about a situation with an organisation and he responded – “all organisations think about...
Oct 26, 20133 minHello Possums!Hello Possums. I hope you don’t mind me calling you little animals that look a bit like squirrels. After all Dame Edna does and people...
Sep 26, 20133 minThe Value In and Of Us AllDarrell is autistic. I didn’t realise it at first – I just knew that he was rather abrupt and spoke loudly. Whilst I must be honest and...
Sep 8, 20133 minGreatest Influencers: With Thanks to The Dinner LadyWhen people talk about influential people they often talk about people such as Mandela, Celebrities of some kind or business leaders....
Sep 3, 20133 minCareer DevelopmentRacingMy challenge to you is simple – dare to dream…. If you follow that dream, who knows where you will end. Sir Robin Know-Johnston As the...