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Bring ‘Kindness’ into your Business & Life
Are we not being as nice to each other as it seemed people were when our parents grew up. Rose-colored specs …. ? Maybe. But nonetheless, I think that it would be so easy, to be nice, do unexpected kind things for work colleagues. It might be easier to start being kind to people we…
The Value Proposition – The Heart Of Innovation And Growth – Part One
What we mean by customer value Beyond economic theory Ever since Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations in 1776, the economic value that the state needs to produce in order to maximise its prosperity – which was, as the title indicates, the precise focus of that work – has been confused with the commercial value…
Transformational Change – What does Cumbria and the Caribbean have in common?
Everyone has a story and this is mine from the last 6 or so months… Unfortunately because of the global pandemic, much like many other individuals, I’ve found myself needing to seek a role closer to home and family and my experience in the beautiful Montserrat has been cut short. However, I feel privileged and…
Hic Sunt Dracones – Navigating the next Imperative
Here be Dragons As a young child I was always fascinated by maps, old and new. They seemed to spark hope, inspiration and excitement of journeys as yet to begin and at the same offer some reassure about our own place in the big wide world. Today, with a deeper appreciation of art and history,…
Moving consultancy online
We run workshops with clients present in the room. Many workshops need the client’s staff to get up and do stuff, to interact, to be present and to be with each other. But we’re in lock-down. People can’t be in the same room, and all of my material is designed for people in the same…
IR35 in the Private Sector is not a done deal
Many of us have been impacted by the IR35 reforms (such as they are reforms!) even before they come into force across the private sector. Many would have been please to see the Lord’s committee (summarised here https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/ir35-house-of-lords-committee-report/) that expanded upon the problems with how the rules were being implemented and how contractors were now…
Changing the Culture
The COVID-19 crisis has changed the way the world works. Aside from expecting a significant number of bankruptcies and job losses, we cannot ask people who have learnt to work from home to go back to the office as if nothing had happened. This change is going to have a profound impact on the culture…
Corona Edna
On Twitter, I got into a really interesting conversation with a scientist in Baton Rouge — who, it turns out — is not busted flat, but rather in need of solid #scicomm. As a biomedical engineer, she struggled to bring the core messaging from science to the public at large. Fast forward a few years,…
GDPR and Australia
Why is the GDPR important for Australian business? We’re based in Australia so why should we worry about European law? The Short Answer Part One – the GDPR applies to organisations globally, regardless of size, that process the personal data of anyone in the European Union. More specifically those people only have to be in…
