The coaching leader
It’s hard to move these days without bumping into a book, course, workshop or TED talk on leadership. There’s a whole typography for the leader you can be: autocratic, entrepreneurial,…
The P Word
Profit. It’s one of those words that a lot of people find distasteful. Like power. You might want it, but it’s not the done thing to talk openly about it.…
Who’s on your shelf?
I was introduced at the weekend to the idea of the human library. Basically, you think of people like knowledge to be accessed. Instead of borrowing a book you borrow…
Procurement and moral hazard
In the wake of the banking crisis we have heard a lot about moral hazard. At first a seemingly arcane term from the insurance industry it seems to be emerging…
Presenting with the X factor
Simon Cowell, the man behind the judging desk on Idol, X-Factor and Britain’s Got Talent, has spent the best part of the last decade sitting through some excruciatingly bad performances…
Hardening up the soft skills of negotiation
Theresa May’s decision to pause the sign off on the Hinckley Point nuclear reactor caused quite a stir. From a negotiation point of view, her pause makes sense. This is…