Tag Archives: leadership

What Sir Alex Ferguson could learn from David Ogilvy

Posted on 25/04/2014 by Hugh Salmon

Who am I to add to the extraordinary volume of news articles about the sacking of David Moyes as manager of the Manchester United football team? On the Telegraph website alone there have been over 60 articles on this subject in … Continue reading →

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National debt: who do we owe?

Posted on 21/03/2013 by Hugh Salmon

What is it about the ‘national debt’ that I am not getting? Please forgive me for not being an economist but, when you owe loads of money, you can’t keep up with the repayments and you plunge deeper and deeper … Continue reading →

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What are you special at?

Posted on 25/04/2012 by Hugh Salmon

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 →

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The Queen – Never complain. Never Explain.

Posted on 19/03/2012 by Hugh Salmon

First published 12 March as guest on US ‘Switch and Shift – Future of Leadership‘ series: As you may know, this year, to honour Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee, the rest of the world has generously invited us to host the Olympic Games … Continue reading →

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An upstream creative solution to the Euro crisis

Posted on 13/12/2011 by Hugh Salmon

We are surrounded by news of the Eurozone. But what positive solutions have we offered by way of Big Society neighbourly help? Or have we just covered our own backsides? I am proud that our country punches above its weight … Continue reading →

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Leadership – Be Driven. Be Smart. Be Human.

Posted on 07/11/2011 by Hugh Salmon

I have been thinking about ‘Leadership’ as a topic for this post. What a nightmare. The thought occurred with wry amusement that the ‘Leadership for a Better Britain’ theme at the Conservative Party Conference was followed, within days, by the … Continue reading →

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A rugby lesson for English rioters

Posted on 23/08/2011 by Hugh Salmon

First posted on Brand Republic on 16 Aug 2011 Next week, Martin Johnson, the manager of the England rugby team, has to cut his current squad of 40 players down to the final 30 who will travel to New Zealand … Continue reading →

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