The ‘New Normal’; an expression that’s now all too familiar in everyday conversation, like ‘lockdown’, ‘furlough’ and ‘WFH’. Unlike the other’s though, this phrase is open to broad interpretation and covers myriad areas that will, no doubt, impact our daily existence.
Read MoreWhy hasn’t anyone mentioned that COVID has virtually cured Cancer? The Lancet medical journal studied it extensively. In August 2020, it found that Cancer admissions referred from GPs were down 80% as a direct result of COVID measures. Eighty percent! That’s a miracle cure, surely?
Read More‘Greed is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed in all of its forms, greed for life, for money, for love, for knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind.’
Read MoreProject Fear never stopped; from the original Cameron Remain campaign to the recent Brexit forecasts from the Treasury, IMF and Bank of England, each seeking to outdo each other in painting the darkest possible future.
Read MoreI'm on a journey (I know, aren't we all), but twelve months ago I went through a major life-shift when a decade-long relationship ended. It painfully changed my perspective on life in terms of what is important and even more importantly, what is not. The idea that my success was linked to building and selling yet another business suddenly held no merit.
Read MoreDefining company purpose is increasingly becoming a discussion point at conferences and in the boardroom. The notion being that all companies need a true purpose, else they won’t survive the long haul. Last year’s Davos saw several leaders come together to emphasise this point; Branson being one of them – ‘Do good, have fun, and the money will come’ was his mantra. But does the ideal really translate to reality for the average UK business?
Read MoreWhat happens when people disagree? They can represent themselves honestly and with their clarity, yet others will believe they too hold the ‘right answer’ and demand alternative courses of action. This predicament struck me with the Jeremy Clarkson and the BBC debacle. You see, despite people being true to themselves and possessing a good degree of the facts (which seem to be universally accepted), many came to the conclusion that the man is a legend and the BBC the obvious villain, while others felt his actions were those of a spoilt child having a tantrum, with the result being exactly what he deserved.
Read MoreI was chatting with a football manager the other day and he was explaining to me that there are three key elements to successful players – the first two being fitness and ball skills; both essential, though abundant among so many aspiring stars. However, he paused before discussing the third element. It’s really about the difference between winning and losing, he said. He told me that it’s all very well to be super fit and have great skills, but what a player actually does in any given situation is down to a split second judgement call that will ultimately exploit or waste the collective fitness and ball skills of his colleagues around him.
Read MoreThe problem with most directors and managers is that they’re ‘drifting’, getting through the week, the month, the year. For some it’s a lack of confidence and fear of failure. They will tell you they have a pseudo direction in which they are heading, without using the word ‘pseudo’ mind you, but it’s a direction decided primarily by external forces. My children are always asking me to explain irony through examples; how about this one? Those who drift instead of being decisive because they fear failure - are actually failing!
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