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 By Graham Wilson, on October 11th, 2010Them and Us: Changing Britain – Why We Need a Fair Society by Will Hutton In a small village in Oxfordshire, last Friday night, there was the latest in a series of public talks being given to raise funds to replace the Village Hall. The series has been going for a couple of years, … / continued By Graham Wilson, on September 21st, 2010Business Book Of The Week – “Linked – How Everything is Connected to Everything Else and What it Means for Business and Everyday Life” by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi I was planning on reviewing Albert-Laszlo Barabasi’s latest book, “Bursts: The Hidden Pattern Behind Everything We Do“. However, I think it is probably better to begin with … / continued By Graham Wilson, on July 27th, 2010…To enable change in the Autumn. I agree that it’s a stunt – but it will have an impact on BP – though not in the way that some people might expect. In the world of direct action strategy it is sometimes said that ‘best practice’ is to target a single organisation and they’ve … / continued By Graham Wilson, on May 10th, 2010There’s a popular perception that one of the trends of the ‘noughties’ was a growth in the proportion of ‘SoHo’ businesses. As Wikipedia defines it: “The modern concept of small office/home office, or SoHo, refers to the category of business, which involves from 1 to 10 workers. SOHO can also stand for small or … / continued By Graham Wilson, on October 13th, 2009Last week’s 10th Annual Conference of Corporate Governance (#wccg09), explored alternative, hopefully more effective, means of corporate governance. What emerged clearly from the presentations and the discussion was that our current approaches to governance miss the mark. They are targeted at corporates rather than individuals, at the workforce rather than the directors, at catching … / continued By Graham Wilson, on October 11th, 2009Last week’s 10th Annual Conference of Corporate Governance (#wccg09), explored alternative, hopefully more effective, means of corporate governance. What emerged clearly from the presentations and the discussion was that our current approaches to governance miss the mark. They are targeted at corporates rather than individuals, at the workforce rather than the directors, at catching … / continued By Graham Wilson, on July 21st, 2009Yes, I know that it’s easy to be cynical, but when you receive an official email from a Government quasi-Quango, with particular responsibility for business continuity in the small to medium enterprise sector, containing important guidance on how to deal with swine flu, you just know that it’s going to be a laugh! Well, … / continued By Graham Wilson, on July 21st, 2009Be honest, you didn’t expect to read that did you?! Well, in 2007, the US fast food industry consisted of around 250000 outlets, of which McDonald’s alone had 14000 in the US and a further 32000 worldwide. Fast food outlets are extraordinarily inefficient environmentally, so it’s good to see that, by the end of … / continued By Graham Wilson, on May 27th, 2009The other weekend, I was lucky to attend the Annual Branch Conference of the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS). The RLSS is a charity, established in 1891 to combat a high drowning toll. The techniques advocated by the Society were soon adopted by many countries and today the RLSS represents the largest single organisation … / continued By Graham Wilson, on April 13th, 2009Why reputation among former employees is so vital… Imagine yourself, in three years’ time. A former colleague calls – perhaps it’s one of those you’ve had to ‘let go’ this year, or someone who saw an opportunity elsewhere and left. Their call is no surprise, because you’ve kept in touch with them ever since. … / continued 
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