I must be crazy..
My New Year???s resolution? I???m giving up alcohol. For January. For Cancer Research UK. I know. Unbelievable but true! I???m becoming a Dryathlete. All through January I???m not going to touch...
View ArticleRichard Baker @ Google+
Some healthy discussion (and disagreement!) happening on the Employee Engagement G+ Community! Join in! via plus.google.com
View ArticleReluctant Leaders
I've had the pleasure of working with some great people over the years, and there's none better than David Tomkinson, a Director with the andpartnership. David has over 25 years experience in the...
View ArticleThis is Water
In 2005, author David Foster Wallace was asked to give the commencement address to the 2005 graduating class of Kenyon College. However, the resulting speech didn’t become widely known until 3 years...
View ArticleGoogle Atmosphere – London 21 May 2013
For those that know me, since 2009 I’ve been active in the corporate social media space, pioneering the use of twitter for crisis PR and online customer service. Back then, it was a relatively new...
View ArticleA retweet is not an endorsement.
It is an amplification of a tweet I have seen. I may agree with it. I may not agree with it. I may be shocked by it. I may be saddened by it. I may seek to encourage debate. I may want to raise...
View ArticleReluctant Leaders
I've had the pleasure of working with some great people over the years, and there's none better than David Tomkinson, a Director with theandpartnership.David has over 25 years experience in the retail...
View ArticleThe power of introverts
When I was a child I felt at my most comfortable when I was on my own. I was both shy and introverted which created some social challenges for me!I come from a large family and I remember at family...
View ArticleEmployee Engagement Surveys - Why they are a good thing.
Here's a quick post about surveys to measure employee engagement. In recent years there has been a bandwagon that numerous people (consultants mainly) have been jumping on to denounce the value of...
View ArticleMy #mantra #leadership #laotsu #E4S
Leadership:A leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worse when they despise him. But of a good leader who talks little when his work is done,...
View Article2 Leadership Questions
Two very interesting questions raised into today's BQF Leadership Conference by the Leadership Trust;"What leader will you be in this world?"And"What difference will you make?"Values based leadership...
View ArticleBranch - from the creators of Twitter
I've been invited to try out the new 'conversation platform' Branch, from the creators of Twitter. It's a more structured and controlled way to have conversations about things. And you can choose who...
View ArticleDo you value Intuition?
One of the areas I studied during my MBA involved a look at how innovation and creativity manifest themselves in individuals and organisations.Part of this considers the perception we have of...
View ArticleEngage for Success - employee engagement task force #E4S
Four year ago David Macleod and Nita Clarke published their ground-breaking study into employee engagement. The report, called Engaging for Success, commissioned by the Department for Business,...
View ArticleI must be crazy..
My New Year’s resolution? I’m giving up alcohol. For January. For Cancer Research UK.I know. Unbelievable but true! I’m becoming a Dryathlete.All through January I’m not going to touch alcohol. Now, if...
View ArticleRichard Baker @ Google+
Some healthy discussion (and disagreement!) happening on the Employee Engagement G+ Community! Join in!via plus.google.com
View ArticleThis is Water
In 2005, author David Foster Wallace was asked to give the commencement address to the 2005 graduating class of Kenyon College. However, the resulting speech didn't become widely known until 3 years...
View ArticleGoogle Atmosphere - London 21 May 2013
For those that know me, since 2009 I've been active in the corporate social media space, pioneering the use of twitter for crisis PR and online customer service.Back then, it was a relatively new...
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