There’s always something you can learn from putting your experiences down on paper. I love to dig around and discover new angles, often surprising myself and, hopefully you, with a relevant link to today’s situation. It all began some years ago when I was given the opportunity to write a business column for a local newspaper. I enjoyed the creative process and the clarification which came with writing. I am pleased to share my work with you here, along with some more recent musings.
Recently I wrote about my recollections of a Beatles track dating back to 1963. This week I want to refer to that year again, specifically 28 August of that year. As you may know, that date is the anniversary of the amazing “I have a dream” speech, by Martin Luther King, the Civil Rights activist. The speech is highly …
It was really interesting exercise for me to create Maiden Castle Memories recently and to look back and reflect on music I love and the reasons why. Like the majority of people, I’m stirred by music and ‘I Want to Hold your Hand’ by The Beatles has perhaps the most profound effect on me of all the music I’ve encountered …
It’s great to return to being in front of people again and to visiting businesses in person. This is me running a learning session for managers and future managers at the Roberts Group head office last Friday. I’m back to doing more of this sort of work these days and I have to say I’m loving it. Helping the room …
I was reminded this week of the acronym VUCA, which was made famous by Kevin Roberts, in his time as CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi. I was fortunate to see him present his keynote address to the annual Institute of Directors conference in the Royal Albert Hall about 10 years ago, and this was one of his main themes. The …
