Tag Archives: human behaviour
When you don’t know thine own self
Last week, I heard Jeffrey Archer promoting his latest book on the radio. In the light of Chris Huhne’s jail sentence for perverting the course of justice, the presenter insisted on asking Archer about his own experiences in prison. Monosyllabic were the answers. Not … Continue reading
Tuition fees: evidence of an unkind system
It was revealed last week that, following the introduction of tuition fees, there has been a 40% drop in university admissions. What a surprise. You don’t have to be the world’s most sophisticated marketing or behavioural expert to know that … Continue reading
Benefit cuts: a call to mobilise the disabled
So now we are here in another New Year and, in the UK, the savagery of social welfare cuts continues to slice through our society. We have had: 06 January: ‘Soldiers, nurses and teachers hit by benefit curbs’ 07 January: … Continue reading
Kindness
This post on kindness was going to be my Christmas message until the massacre in Newtown forced me, and many others, to rage against the inhumanity of the US gun laws. Mind you, even at Sandy Hook, there was evidence … Continue reading
When people expect you to behave as they would
Once, I was Managing Director of a London advertising agency. After a couple of years, I felt I had done a good job. I had secured all the important clients, recruited a new generation of staff and, in the face … Continue reading
A taxing idea for the people
‘Ideas don’t make you rich. The correct execution of ideas does’. So said Felix Dennis in his book ‘How To Get Rich’. He’s worth over £500 million, so I think we can believe him. As it happens, last week, I … Continue reading
When your greatest strength is your greatest weakness
I saw my doctor yesterday. Sensitive, intelligent, considerate, thoughtful and understanding, he is as kind a man as any I have met. But I have a problem with him. So kind, sensitive, intelligent, considerate, thoughtful and understanding is he that … 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
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
When, even if you are right, you are wrong
This is the last of my trilogy on what can happen if your boss gets in the way of your good work – and the consequences of his of her exacting revenge at the threat you have become. The … Continue reading