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January 9, 2012 in Change Management, Communication, Leadership, Motivation, Transformational Change
I wanted to write about the 100th Anniversary of the African National Congress (ANC) but felt deflated because it was a movement that changed a country but I couldn't hand on heart say that it's transition to being a political party has been the success that it should have been and the allegations of corruption and political infighting are a far cry from the dignity of Nelson Mandela's inclusive rainbow nation.
The headline this week that 70,000 children in the UK would wake up on Christmas day homeless made me stop in my tracks and listen. The headline was Shelter drawing attention to the fact that to be homeless you don't have to be sat in a shop doorway, you could be out of sight in a B&B, Refuge or Shelter - temporary accommodation - and these figures are on the up in a scary way.
The role we play in Europe is critical to us all, we need to understand the decisions that are being made and the consequences of those actions and we need to make those decisions openly, while exercising leadership in this international forum.
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November 13, 2011 in Change Management, Communication, Leadership, Motivation, Transformational Change
When was the last time someone asked you or even considered “what it was like to be you?” It takes courage and sensing the opportunity to change: starting with the simple premise just one person deciding to understand what it’s like to walk in someone else’s shoes.
Gillian Duffy was back on our screens yesterday, ‘tackling’ Nick Clegg about his feelings about the success of the coalition’s policies. This time her appearance was at the behest of Labour MP, Simon Danczuk who has befriended Mrs Duffy since her first appearance in which she was branded a ‘bigot’ by Gordon Brown.
