For the first 15 years of my career, I became a bit of an authority on improving the effectiveness of organisations through total quality management (TQM) and the ‘excellence’ movement. This wasn’t random, it was about teaching lots of people… Continue reading
Francesca Steyn, writing for HR Review about the provision of fertility support for all employees, makes a very important point that is worth reiterating from the outset… Nobody should be discriminated against – in the workplace as much as anywhere… Continue reading
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
Many business school and professional development programmes are based on the same politico-economic model… one that assumes that economic growth is always for the good… that we should all seek for our organisations to become ever more productive… that individuals… Continue reading
If you are interested in doing something a little intellectual, widening your worldview, or exploring new ways of engaging with life, then you might be interested to know that the University of Oxford Continuing Education programme for 2019/2020 has gone… Continue reading
The haunting tones of an excerpt from Neil Young’s latest album, Earth, heralded the start of the second RSA Watch Oxford. A dozen Fellows, from a representatively wide range of occupations, ages, and types of institution, met to explore climate… Continue reading
On Monday 23rd, at 6:30pm, I’m hosting a screening of three videos and a subsequent discussion about CLIMATE AND LEADERSHIP on behalf of the RSA (Royal Society for the Arts). It’s in Oxford. You are VERY welcome to attend –… Continue reading
The first day of COP22 focused on key messages from the elected President of COP22, and the Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC. It might have been dominated by the exciting news that over 55 countries had signed up to the… Continue reading
Most years, for the last 24, there has been a major climate change related conference held under the auspices of the United Nations. This years’ event, COP 22, begins in Marrakech on Monday 7th November. The Oxford Adaptation Academy, which… Continue reading
Some of you know that, for the last few years, I’ve been involved in running the Oxford Adaptation Academy, an annual summer school, offered through GCAP and the Smith School for Enterprise and the Environment (part of the Department of… Continue reading
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