The solitude of leadership

There’s almost nowhere better to enjoy solitude than on a long haul flight. As I’m writing this en route from London to Chicago, it’s the perfect moment to ponder can solitude as a condition of truly effective leadership override the currency of...

Bacon, eggs and tomato please

To ease myself back into my first day back on the treadmill after a few weeks quaffing the European summer, I took 30 minutes before work this morning to have breakfast at my favourite local hole in the wall. A lot of us detest breakfast meetings, but breakfast...

Just saying…

Who doesn’t, even the most modest and unassuming, once in a while enjoy a small moment of self-congratulatory gloating. So, here’s our five minutes in the sun, followed by a curly question for which we need your Point of View. Twice in the last three years...

Smart or simple?

Cash for hiring Over 50s. Do you have a point of view?  And importantly what are the facts? We’ve been unable to ascertain if the $10,000 incentive to hire Over 50s who have been out of work for six months means they must have been registered with Job Services...