Invitation to my book launch 26th June, 6.30pm, RSA, London For the last two years I have been writing my book, and I would like to invite you to come along and celebrate with me, its launch into the world. It will be an opportunity to hear more about the book, and the work that [...]
This is an article which I wrote for my publisher to help publicise my new book. I decided to make it available here as well as on their website. How effective is leadership development? Some things to consider: Prior to the economic crash, many of the investment banks that indulged in dubious behaviours, were [...]
The World Wide Web is 20 years old, I am informed, and in that time we have accumulated huge amounts of knowledge. At a moments notice, with the aid of Google, Wikipedia and Amazon, we can access vast quantities of information, pretty much immediately. The Encyclopaedia set that I grew up with in my parent’s [...]
It’s been a long time since I have written a blog post – I have been writing a book, and somehow the process has left me with less to say in blog posts. I think that’s coming to an end though, and I expect to see more here soon. I decided to start back up [...]
Quantum physics is a subject which has troubled physicists for many years now (it certainly troubled me when I did my physics degree!). Some of the more outlandish aspects and implications of its theories have been somewhat ignored by many scientists, just because they result in too much questioning of some fundamental ways in which [...]
Much has been made of the current ‘Occupy’ protests; Wall Street and the London Stock Exchange, (located at St Paul’s Cathedral) being two of the most prominent, although I have seen similar protests in a number of cities in different countries. These protests are often criticised for not having any clear focus, demands, proposals or [...]
Montgomery Burns is, Homer’s boss and is in charge of the Nuclear Power plant in The Simpsons. Anyone who’s seen The Simpsons can’t help but appreciate the humour in this character; he is a parody of managers and leaders everywhere. Here are some lessons from his leadership… How to succeed in business: Mr. Burns: [...]
There is much cynicism about leadership within the world today. And yet there are more and more calls for leadership, and much commentary on the deficit of leadership in organisations and society. What’s missing? What is it that we are looking for and not finding? There are perhaps, many answers to this question, and I [...]
It’s tough to be a heroic leader, but you put anyone in a position of responsibility (management, for example), and they will start to feel responsible. They will experience the need to know the answers, understand what’s going on, and to be able to solve all the problems that come up within their world. Rationally [...]
Two great writers, Orwell and Huxley had different visions of the future expressed in their literature. This wondeful cartoon contrasts the two and suggests that Huxley may have been right. I am indebted to Ben Ramilingam (whose blog Aid on the Edge of Chaos is really worth a read) for bringing this to my attention. [...]
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