Heard a few good things the other day - at the IOD conference  - yes it was a very good day - I keep referring to the things I learnt  - I can recommend it.

First up was Miles Templeman (the Director General) - he was talking about when things go wrong.

In Business - Don't hide failure - don't reward failure.

Admit when things go wrong - say what you are doing to sort. This will give short term pain but you will get long term trust. Good stuff - honest - I liked his thoughts.

Then Ranulph Fiennes (the explorer)- on what to do when you get a bad appl..View Complete Post

I was at the IOD conference t'other day.

They had a session on companies with a conscience - it was well done - some great speakers who run 'sorted' companies.

One guy came out with something that I remembered - 'A Business is legally a person and a person without a conscience is a pyschopath'

Sort of enough said really!

Anyway - the chat turned to going green - and what companies could do to make a difference.

The best thing I heard ( instead of all the fancy words normally said by people who have made the whole green thing their living) - do some gr..View Complete Post

Busy busy busy - not posted for a while - sorry.

Come back from a holiday full of new energy - think you are a super hero and next thing you know you have done several months work in a few weeks.

I now realise that I am not a super hero - and that I am ready for another break already!

My busy weeks have been fascinating weeks - someone just looking at the appts in my diary might think it all sounds glam - no chance...

Interviews with journalists, dinner with Mervyn King (Gov. of the Bank of England), A4e's stunning management conference(300 people from a..View Complete Post