by John | Aug 20, 2020 | News
Plan to manage risks Plans are an important element in all management, including risk management. You need to know what you intend to do before you can identify the risks you may incur. It helps if you keep your objectives in mind and don’t become a slave to the...
by John | Aug 9, 2020 | News
Refugees have been in the news. Refugees have been crossing the Channel in small boats hoping to settle in the UK but most have, apparently, no legal right to do so. Many Britons oppose immigration generally, or at least uncontrolled immigration, and are angry....
by John | Aug 6, 2020 | News
Rebels are seldom popular. Rebels usually offend not only senior management, but also their colleagues. Therefore, conformity seems to be the way to success. People often say they do not like yes-men, but experience suggests otherwise. Managers like subordinates to be...
by John | Aug 2, 2020 | News
Get back to the workplace? Your workplace needs you, according to some. They mean working from home is not good enough. Every employer needs to think about the risks and opportunities, as should every employee. I have written previously about the risks of returning to...
by John | Jul 17, 2020 | News
Institutional what? Institutional racism does not exist according to some, because they think it is always down to the individual. Presumably they use same argument about sexism, and other forms of discrimination? The reason it matters is that the underlying issue may...
by John | Jul 7, 2020 | News
What’s a silver lining? There’s an old saying ‘even the darkest cloud has a silver lining’ or to use another metaphor, ‘it’s an ill wind indeed that blows no man no good’. In other words, however bad things are there’s...
