Owen Green’s balanced performance system
Owen Green’s obituary appeared last week in the Daily Telegraph. He was the Chief Executive of BTR and took the company from an obscure enterprise to one of the most successful organisations of his day. ...
Forecasting – Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future!
Niels Bohr, the Nobel laureate in Physics and father of the atomic model, is quoted as saying, “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future!” This quote serves as a warning of the ...
A long time coming: changes and challenges for the medical devices industry
These are uncertain times. As I write, the UK government has triggered Article 50, signalling the start of Britain’s exit from the EU, and negotiations have just begun. This brings huge uncertainty and more than ...
Helping circular economy business leaders see beyond their own time
"The eyes of the future are looking back at us and they are praying for us to see beyond our own time." - T.T. Williams The quote resonates. The eyes of the future are upon ...
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 ...
The next frontier in the responsible workplace
Employers large and small need to take care! They are at risk of losing some of their most valued and valuable employees. They will not lose these employees to competitors or to self-employment but to ...
Researching… the travel and tourism industry
With summer approaching, what better time is there to research the travel and tourism market! In this post we gather together the best of our resources on the topic. FitchConnect FitchConnect's BMI service includes reports ...
Guards all along the watchtowers…
There may be some of you who are still around to recall that fabulous song by Jimi Hendrix – All Along the Watchtower. [su_youtube url="https://youtu.be/TLV4_xaYynY"] So this week we’re looking at the siren and seductive ...
Injuries, insects and inspiration…
There was one thing I loved when I was at high school – and it wasn’t studying for my GCSEs! It was horses. I was sure that my future was in professional horse-riding and as ...
Effective cross-cultural management: my week in Granada
Our first day of our cross-cultural management module started with a language and cultural course. We got to understand what the Spanish culture was all about and the traditions they have like the fiestas and ...