Is it worth the risk?
Recent events, namely the awful Grenfell Tower fire and its aftermath, prompted me to think about risk. A common definition of risk is: “ a situation involving exposure to danger”. We all know that just ...
Politics, Thai Queens and Leadership
Listening to a discussion about Theresa May’s leadership style on this morning’s Today programme made me think about some of the organisations I have worked in – and also a story I heard whilst on ...
Benefits of Performance Reporting
David Anker has been blogging about the shortfalls of performance reporting. His argument is that performance reporting isn’t performance management, an argument I wholeheartedly agree with. However, performance reporting is not without its merits. Below ...
Cranfield School of Management’s 50th Anniversary and 50 years of management
http://www.cranfieldsom50.com/ Maury Peiperl’s recent blog about the origins of the school in a work study group back in 1953 started me thinking about how much work has changed since then. From the late 1880s to ...
Have your say on how the country is run
In case you have missed it, on June 8, the UK will be holding a General Election. This election will decide which person represents you in Parliament and ultimately who runs the country. If you ...
How the energy market fails us all
"Anger as energy bills rise by 37%" That is the headline in the Telegraph this morning and we are now hearing a whole set of rhetoric about lack of competition in the energy market and ...
How to fund your master’s as a UK student
Getting into more debt may not be the only way to cover the costs of your Master's study here at Cranfield this year. There are more options than just the student loan – make sure you are looking ...
Wombats, natural selection and survival
Above is the picture I took of a mother and her baby in Australia, but the story of how they survive really interested me. Their main predator is the dingo and you would think these soft ...
Long haul flights, the product and inflight service
I’ve just returned from a wonderful trip to Australia. It’s an amazing place but has the drawback of being a very long way from the UK and getting there takes a long time. I’ve done ...
How we treat our workers
The BBC is publicising their story about the treatment of drivers in the Ikea supply chain. From the BBC report it appears that suppliers to Ikea are finding loopholes in the law to pay the ...