Over my career I have taken business courses at Cranfield University, Stanford University and the London Business School (LBS).
Category: Columns
Columns, blogs and opinion from some of the UKs leading business opinion makers and entrepreneurs and small business owners
Supreme Court has opened the floodgates and employers will drown in tribunals
I am shaking with rage I’m so angry about today’s Supreme Court ruling that says that charging people to bring employment tribunal cases against employers is illegal.
Football & Comedy – Perfect Analogies for the European Championships of Brexit
A year ago this month there was a big match played in the UK; watched by a huge crowd, with the final score probably best-described as an away win: Remain City 48-52 Leave County.
Matthew Taylor’s timley Employment Review needs to clear up grey areas
From what I’ve read and heard, Matthew Taylor seems like a decent bloke, and someone I’d love to sit down and talk to as part of his Review of Modern Employment, that he is currently carrying out on behalf of the Government.
The ‘Autumn Statement Game’ – The Chancellor Puts Up Ladders After Economy Lands On A Snake Head!
Listening to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement yesterday, I couldn’t help feeling a sense of Déjà vu, as he tried his best to make a very meagre amount of money look like it was going further than it could.
Government should abandon appeal after Court takes 120 seconds to declare Parliament supreme on Article 50
Today, the most senior judge in the country took two minutes to obliterate the Government’s case for bullying parliament out of its constitutional right to trigger Article 50 and take the UK out of the EU.
Hard Brexit thugs are an economic wrecking ball
Last night the man who has since the referendum stood between us and self-inflicted economic ruination, Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England (BOE), resigned.
David Cameron was a courageous leader who put country above self to the very end
Throughout his political career, first as leader of the opposition, then as Prime Minister under coalition conditions, David Cameron did the best for his country, often at personal and political cost to himself, and for me that elevates him way beyond being merely a successful politician, and into the realm of true statesman.
‘The 8 Habits of Highly Effective Managers’
The definition of a manager: ‘someone who is in charge of a business’, ‘someone that directs the performance of an individual or a team and subsequently guides their professional career’
Voters should look past the dogma of isolationism and embrace Europe
The past four months have, at times, been quite unpleasant; the last 60 days gruelling and sometimes vitriolic, and this last six days have been immensely sad.
EU Proposal opens the door for haggling and bargaining
The debate on the future of the UK’s relationship with Europe took a step forward today and British business should be pleased with its progress – but there’s more haggling to do.
Trolling Brexit campaigners happy to make British business a casualty of war
Over the next few months the battle over EU membership will intensify, but the first few skirmishes have taken place with social media being a prominent battle field.
Osborne side steps the Westminster pack to score on Apprenticeships
Based on his performance at the despatch box delivering his Autumn Statement, the England Rugby team could have done with George Osborne wearing the number 14 shirt at this year’s Ruby World Cup.
How to get rich dealing in modern art & vintage furniture
We are a nation of house-buyers, with Brits desperate to put their money in bricks and mortar. However with mortgages harder to come by people are seeking out alternative options. If you have some collateral, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t invest. And I may have a solution for you – dealing in modern art and vintage late twentieth-century furniture.
Where are my people and how are they?
In his latest column, John Ritchie CEO of Ellipse, sets out the fundamentals for dealing with sickness absence and contends that attention to fundamentals and process are the foundations irrespective of the scale of your business.
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