We have been sharing our thoughts on trust over the past couple of weeks. Trust is developed through a belief and reliance on someone - that they are who they say they are and they will do what they say they will do. On a recent visit to the hospital I was taken aback by the ...
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Tribes and Cool Britannia
Our reflection on 'Tribes' ties in with an interesting report on Newsnight recently. The focus of this report was analysing how we can reclaim our status of ‘Cool Britannia’ and get our industries moving again to flourish as a nation. The report found that there is a trend amongst new businesses. They no longer seek ...
Who’s in your tribe?
We are at a tipping point. A time of decision. Those who succeed will make a decision and be prepared to take bold steps. New companies are leaping across the cavern and overtaking established competitors leaving them in their wake. The rules of this new economy are changing the way we work and we diverge ...
When you have nothing to lose…
Whether its the tension at the top of the Premier League between Chelsea and Man Utd or Steve Davis one game away from the semi finals of the snooker championship or even the Nick Clegg effect – competition can make or break you. In the case of Steve Davis and Nick Clegg they had ...
Personal leadership in all your actions
On my travels over recent weeks there is one thing that has struck me –people’s lack of awareness of the impact of their actions on others. How often do you think about your interactions and the impact they leave on others? How often have you left unfinished discussions whether personal or in business because it’s easier to ...
The benefit of hindsight
A new year often drives a period of reflection. This can be more prevalent when times are tough. There are many opinions about the whys and hows of our current economic situation. This debate has focused my attention on my decision making, especially those decisions about money and how I spend and save. If we reflect ...
Service…..
How can it be? I am still amazed in this present climate that one company would allow you to walk out of their store to a competitor because the rules were you had to wait in a queuing system that meant it would be 2 hours, yes that’s right 2 hours to be served when there ...
Plan, plan and plan again!
Plan, plan and plan again. With all this talk about the credit crunch, with some banks making money and some ...
The changing demographics of the UK
I recently attended an inspirational talk in celebration of the Open University's 40th anniversary given by Trevor Phillips who is the chair for the Human Rights and Equality Commission. For those of you who don’t know him check him out www.trevorphillips.eu/ The focus of his talk was the similarity between the values and inspiration of ...
Distractions, Distractions!
Wow what a blissful, well I thought it was, couple of evenings I have had. I had no reception on my TV due to an electrical fault. However for my wife it was a different matter she was most annoyed she couldn’t get her ...
