Category Archives: Blog posts
When you don’t know what you don’t know
Sir Nicholas Hytner, has directed ‘The History Boys’, ‘Warhorse’, ‘One Man Two Guv’nors’ and more at the National Theatre . He understands how people think and act. In a recent TV profile, he said this about acting: ‘The ones who make … Continue reading
Do we face the apocalypse – or are we in it?
Last week, as part of a creative project containing First World War themes, I was privileged to meet the writer Nicholas Mosley. Before we met, I researched Mosley’s fascinating life. I did not have time to read his eighteen novels, but … Continue reading
You can’t practice pressure
In the European Cup this week, the England v Italy quarter final and the Spain v Portugal semi-final have been decided by penalty kicks in which a player is asked to put the ball on a spot and kick it … Continue reading
A job that’s forever not just for life
This week, anyone who’s anyone in advertising has been basking in sunny Cannes at the International Advertising Festival. As no one knows what advertising is anymore, which is not great advertising for advertising, the Festival is now called the International Festival of … Continue reading
Whistleblowing – a call for new legislation
On 24 May, when I posted the first of this trilogy on whistleblowing, I referred to a front page article in Management Today on Michael Woodford, ‘the British chief executive who blew the whistle on a $1.7bn (£1bn) corporate fraud at Japanese … Continue reading
The whistleblower’s dilemma – what would YOU do?
Further to my last post on whistleblowing, and my own experience thereof, sometimes I get asked to conduct seminars and workgroups on ‘Integrity in Business’. The most rewarding sessions are when I place the participants into a position where the thin grey … Continue reading
Whistleblowers – Brave Heroes or Social Outcasts?
The word ‘whistleblower’ has re-entered my life. I hate this word with a passion. In the school playground, whistleblowing is called ‘sneaking’. As a sneak, you are the person who has reported the misbehaviour of your schoolmates to the teachers. You cannot … Continue reading
Tomorrow never comes (unless you’re Green)
That ‘capable, most extraordinary politician’ Caroline Lucas has announced she is stepping down as leader of the Green Party. It says here this is ‘part of a strategy centred on challenging the Liberal Democrats at the next election.’ I wonder … Continue reading
Someone REALLY special!
So, in my last post, we were talking about my old teacher’s conviction that everyone is special at something. It brought to mind a story a friend of mine told me about his brother. I met Tom Wilson through cricket. … Continue reading
What are you special at?
Last night, I watched a TV programme called Safari Vet School with my teenage daughter. The show features a group of young vets helping to protect endangered animal species in a South African game reserve. Whatever panics and dangers they … Continue reading