I have learned something today. According to a debate on another social networking platform, apparently, if a customer wants something that is beyond their full understanding, then if they fail to learn enough to be able to explain to the person who is going to supply that thing what it is they want, then … / continued
 
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 By Graham Wilson, on December 17th, 2011 By Graham Wilson, on September 4th, 2011It was a sad day this week, when I learnt of the death of an old colleague, John Macdonald. This isn’t an obituary, there are times and places for those, but I would like to reflect on one of his key messages. In ‘retirement’, John was an author and speaker, and it was as … / continued By Graham Wilson, on April 25th, 2011CSR is not a new phenomenon, although it has experienced a renaissance in the last decade after 20 years in which it had largely been ignored. The importance of CSR, and the manner in which society regulates corporate behaviour is illustrated with two historical examples from Anglo-Indian history. Today, CSR is described as having … / continued By Graham Wilson, on April 8th, 2011Belarus-born researcher and blogger, Evgeny Morozov, works on the political effects of the internet. He is skeptical about the Internet’s ability to provoke change in authoritarian regimes. He points out that the internet is used as a powerful tool to sustain authoritarian regimes and promote extreme nationalist views. Morozov is currently visiting scholar at … / continued By Graham Wilson, on March 13th, 2011“With so little effort on my own part, I can empower an unlimited amount of people for all time. I can’t imagine a better use of my time.” Salman Khan – founder of the Khan Academy The history In late 2004, Khan began tutoring his cousin, Nadia, in mathematics over the internet using Yahoo!’s … / continued By Graham Wilson, on February 13th, 2011I’ve been engaged in dialogue with someone on a forum dedicated to helping people find work. In the course of it, I began to expound my own perspective on the current economic, political and social climate and my frustrations at the current political answers. I don’t offer this for comment especially, but as a … / continued By Graham Wilson, on January 31st, 2011A few of my clients and colleagues have asked, from time-to-time, about the side of my work that I describe as being a ‘rapporteur’. Sitting in my hotel room waiting for a flight home, I thought I’d share the story and outcome of one quite straightforward example. This didn’t involve much of the political … / continued By Graham Wilson, on November 24th, 2010These notes began life five years ago. They reflect the issues that my leadership coaching clients (and their peers or bosses) see as holding them back. They also address the stumbling blocks that HR Directors frequently encounter when considering otherwise exceptional senior executives for promotion. Managing your career is not something you only do … / continued By Graham Wilson, on November 6th, 2010Speaking to an audience of key European and Asian business leaders, in Lisbon, Portugal, recently, Professor Colin Coulson-Thomas, warned them not to assume that directors and boards are competent, effective or that they are going to add value to the business. Coulson-Thomas, who is the author of many books including “Winning Companies: Winning People … / continued By Graham Wilson, on October 23rd, 2010Drive – The surprising truth about what motivates us I had one of those surreal conversations with someone yesterday. They insisted that they got the best performance out of their salesforce by offering them a very high proportion of their salary in a performance related bonus. They are SO convinced that this is the … / continued 
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