An initiative led by the heads of some of the UK’s most successful businesses, has just announced a challenge to SMEs across the UK to respond to its call for productivity improvement, Be… read more →
We all know that Brexit means Brexit, and we are also beginning to see that this also means a much more global UK economy, one where businesses will need to… read more →
A report by the Chartered Management Institute, published in the middle of December (so not given much prominence in the wind down to Christmas) talked about the ‘missing middle’ –… read more →
You have to very brave or foolhardy to engage in the Brexit debate, but there are some real lessons for managers to be had from the issues being raised, and… read more →
Earlier this year I was asked by The Leadership Trust to undertake a selective review of the literature on experiential learning. The Leadership Trust has pioneered experiential learning in its leadership development… read more →
The news that the leading UK retailer Marks and Spencer is to close up to 30 of its stores and get rid of over 500 head office jobs hit the… read more →
Theresa May faces a challenging dilemma – the Government she leads needs to decide on the proposal for a third runway at Heathrow, the preferred option of the Commission appointed… read more →
Theresa May is under pressure, not just from the Opposition but from some of her own backbenchers, to reveal details of her negotiating position on Brexit. Although rarely as important… read more →
A couple of weeks ago there was some correspondence in The Daily Telegraph about the shortcomings of postcodes. Apparently delivery drivers can struggle to find some rural houses because the… read more →
The wonderful success of the British and Northern Irish athletes at the Rio Olympics was inspirational, for the hard work, dedication and commitment that they showed. But, whether it was a team… read more →