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 By Graham Wilson, on April 25th, 2011
CSR 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, 2011
Belarus-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, 2011
I’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, 2011
A 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, 2010
These 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 October 23rd, 2010
Drive – 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
 By Graham Wilson, on October 11th, 2010
Them 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, 2010
Business 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
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