After the cuts comes growth?
The Prime Minister, David Cameron, is due to address the CBI conference later today and, according to the usual pre-information (or leaks as they may be known) he will be talking about growth and how the private sector can take its place in rebuilding the economy after last week’s swingeing cuts. According to The Telegraph, […]
Presentation on Business Planning (Falmouth Business Club 21/10/10)
These are some thoughts onplanningand building momentum. I will be developing some of the themes here in future posts. Please add comments and help me to develop these ideas. Business planning View more presentations from Bizwords.
Hidden Expectations can Damage your Reputation
When Wayne Rooney left the field after one of England’s disappointing performances in the World Cup back in the summer, he made a remark – “Nice to see your own fans booing you. If that’s what loyal support is…” – that suggested that he really didn’t understand why the fans were expressing their disappointment so […]
The Pursuit of Fairness
Originally published on Fresh Business Thinking earlier today. In the Election campaign that ended earlier this month, two of the three main Political Parties in the UK included the concept of fairness in their slogans. The Liberal Democrat manifesto talked of “change that works for you – building a fairer Britain”, and the Labour Party […]
The Leader’s Journey – Bringing it all back home
The process of change is one that fascinates me. From the moment we decide that something needs to change until the final satisfying feeling of change completed – or not – , we are, in effect, on a journey. That journey has no clear destination, can be quite difficult, maybe dangerous, and, at the end […]
‘Childish’ Behaviour
I have a confession to make. A few days ago, I behaved in a way that I’m not proud to admit but i’m going to use it to make an important point about communication. I could have de-personalised the experience and talked about a mythical friend of mine but decided it is more important to […]
Looking Deeper to Generate Ideas
In a recent article, I wrote about the need for regular content in order to tell your story to the audiences that you need to inform and influence. We all know that writing regularly is very important but people often ask me – ‘how can you generate good content when you can’t think what to […]
Virtual CEO Newsletter on Fresh Business Thinking
The September Virtual CEO Newsletter was published today on Fresh Business Thinking. It contains three articles by my friend and client Brian Chernett of The Academy for Chief Executives and one from me on Content Strategy. I’ll repost that article on here later, but for now here are the links to the articles – Changing […]
Member Profile for The Academy for Chief Executives
I recently completed a Member Profile for The Academy for Chief Executives and it is now published on The Academy Site. Bill Docherty was recently awarded the MBE for his services to business organisations on a voluntary basis and charitable causes. A former Tax Inspector and a qualified Chartered Accountant, Bill now works with businesses […]
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