Author: Graham
Around the World in Eight Days – (Day 1: Suez)
Jules Verne’s adventure story was published in 1873. Phileas Fogg of London and his French valet, Passepartout, attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (roughly £2.25 million today) set by his friends at the Reform… Continue reading
War Councils (IOD GLOBAL – CV19 #3)
While we learn to trust people who have largely been led before, yet need less direction now, it is time to consider engaging even more with those closest to us organisationally as well as domestically. At home, patterns of connection… Continue reading
At times like this; invest in trust (IOD GLOBAL – CV19 #2)
Let’s consider the world of an organisation forced to change its operations, telling its 250 staff to work from home. The leaders know every employee by name and ought to know a few things about their personal circumstances. The leaders’ priorities are… Continue reading
Leading in unprecedented times (IoD Global – CV19 #1)
We are leading in unprecedented circumstances. We do not know the answers to the millions of questions going around in our heads and the heads of those who look up to us. Nor do we know how this is all going to… Continue reading
Coronavirus, Gig Economy, Further Education and Hourly Paid Lecturing
This is not a whinge. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is getting glowing praise for his announcement yesterday that support would be provided for “gig economy” workers during the coronavirus lockdowns. This is great news, though the praise is largely… Continue reading
The IoD Global Convention Singapore 2020
Singapore – Jan 2020 – Great fun; great trip; the amazing team from @iodglobal – this is just my cut – see the full report at https://youtu.be/e4xv3HCHTFA
Monday 2nd March 2020 – The 144th Informal Drink in Oxford – and the LAST
It is 12yrs ago, that I took on the role of local organiser for Ecademy. Several small but disparate groups of networkers had been drifting without organisers for months, and so the first step was to amalgamate the groups. The… Continue reading
The EIGHT stages of the Employee Life-Cycle
Someone, somewhere, came up with a way of modelling how an organisation relates to an individual employee over the course of their time with them. This has entered the mythology of HR and textbooks refer to it as if it… Continue reading
MONDAY 2nd March 2020 – THE 144th INFORMAL DRINK IN OXFORD
An informal networking group, held every month (usually on the first Monday) at the Victoria Arms in Old Marston. The focus is on informality and building friendships with peers for the longer-term support of each other’s activities. There are no… Continue reading
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