by John | Jul 23, 2021 | News
Lessons come from many sources. Lessons come from many sources: school, training, personal advice, observation, experience. Most people learn from their mistakes and some say they are the most valuable lessons of all. They say ‘the man (or woman) who never made...
by John | Jul 21, 2021 | News
This government has declared Freedom Day! This government has lifted almost all covid restrictions, but they have advised people to act sensibly regarding masks and social distancing. Meanwhile, they are keeping rules about self isolation and restrictions on foreign...
by John | Dec 29, 2020 | News
Leave the EU like this? To leave the EU has risks as I have discussed several times over the last few years. A deal could mitigate those risks. Or not! I haven’t studied the final deal but I know it’s better than no deal – probably only just....
by John | Dec 22, 2020 | News
Equalities issues often make news Equalities issues should matter not only to politicians. I have written before that institutional racism and similar problems could affect your business. Now the equalities minister has said that we need to move the emphasis away from...
by John | Dec 4, 2020 | News
Do you use spreadsheets? Spreadsheets are one of the main tools of most people in business, and a lot who are not. I have used them for many years whenever I have had a lot of data to manage. Therefore, I was surprised to receive a report from Ventana Research saying...
by John | Oct 20, 2020 | News
Someone is negotiating badly Negotiating is a key skill for politicians. However, talks between the government and the Mayor of Greater Manchester have not gone well, and have taken too much time, when the situation needed decisions and action. As we don’t know...
