Exploring the Glass Cliff

In a recent report in The British Journal of Social Psychology, writers Bruckmüller and Branscombe explore the phenomenon beyond the glass ceiling and the glass elevator, originating in the late 70’s and 80’s .

The majority of major corporations and countries are headed by men. When women are appointed to leadership positions, it tends to be when . . . → Read More: Exploring the Glass Cliff

Price of Fast Fashion

In a recent . . . → Read More: Price of Fast Fashion

What do your employees say on your behalf?

Interesting thought… lets say you are a successful business owner, started on your own, now grown your business into a bigger organisation, you’re successful, an employer of your own team.

But how removed are you from what your team say about your company to stakeholders, clients, customers? Time is a major issue, you can no . . . → Read More: What do your employees say on your behalf?

Website Launch

Bobbie Haslett is a talented young designer and has just launched her new website showcasing her brilliant portfolio. Bobbie is excellent to work with and has a really good understanding of what works in design for print and websites. She is one of the best designers I have ever worked with and has a great . . . → Read More: Website Launch

Routes to Sustainable Development

Sustainable Communications for business makes sense. But they need to be genuine, authentic and ongoing.

Sample Case Study
Your organisation needs a strong policy as part of a Tender Application but your environmental performance has been lower down on your agenda for the last twelve months than you planned and you have very little to report . . . → Read More: Routes to Sustainable Development

Marketing No No’s

Test the Market

Marketing is key to the success of any business and in a start up situation market research is absolutely and totally essential. Believe me- I speak from experience! The worst business decision I ever made was when I didn’t do my research and on reflection I think it was because I instinctively knew . . . → Read More: Marketing No No’s

Working with Intelligent Horsemanship

Intelligent Horsemanship, is a fantastic organisation that really helps people develop and improve their relationships with horses. They have been a client of mine since 1998 and the organisation has grown year on year, most importantly owner, Kelly Marks, has always kept the core values as the main strength underpinning the whole focus of the . . . → Read More: Working with Intelligent Horsemanship

Fit not Sick

On the 6th April the sick note was finally confined to the archives and instead we now have the “Fit Note!” The Fit Note is a new electronic document that describes what work a person could do and how certain responsbilities or duties could be adjusted, temporarily, to take account of their condition so the person . . . → Read More: Fit not Sick

Is anybody ready?

In this months Sustainable Business magazine, David Bent, Head of Business Strategies at Forum for the Future, says that
“no company in the world is ready for the threats and opportunities that sustainability will bring in the next decade”
Although some companies are working now towards managing risks and maximising opportunities, all companies need to address the . . . → Read More: Is anybody ready?

Glove Story

The latest production from green thing- on you tube, unites two strange lonely gloves!

green thing is the website that focuses on how to live a greener life, if you are looking for some good ideas, innovative feedback and a great community – join in . . . → Read More: Glove Story