Humbug!

Humbug!

Definition: A boiled sweet, often bought by children in little twisted paper bags on the way home from school. A pejorative term meaning rubbish or nonsense.  The language our leaders use The use of the word ’Humbug’ recently by the PM of the UK has caused a stir....
Putting the corpus back into ‘corporate’

Putting the corpus back into ‘corporate’

How aware are you of the impact certain words have and how they affect decision-making and judgement?  In our next series of blogs we’re looking at some common terms in organisational life and how their impact affects our thinking and behaviour in ways which we may...
Are you a 21st century leader?

Are you a 21st century leader?

Never before have we needed more true and honest leadership to manage the complexity of our current business world. The reality is that leaders in organisations today have to cope with so much – not just long days, never-ending to-do lists and fighting the balance...
The bigger picture – but do we buy it?

The bigger picture – but do we buy it?

Watching a programme on the infinite possibilities of life in the universe, the filming did one of those telescoping out shots zooming from a recognisable bit of the earth ever outwards into an expanding, seemingly boundless universe. You’d think that this vertiginous...