The Queen versus Maslow: a Royal Lesson in Leadership
After a long weekend of Pomp and Circumstance, flotillas and fairy cakes, old rockers and royalty, Queen Elizabeth II emerged as a leader who had stayed true to herself and her values while also managing to change sufficiently with the times. Her promise 60 years ago...Don’t marry Mr Darcy. Pick your partner well
We should be careful what we let our daughters read. Many of us, as girls, have swooned over Mr D (in the book, not just the wet shirt), been challenged to save Mr Rochester or even succumbed to the questionable charms of Heathcliff – though probably not if we re-read...
The Olympic flame burns
Enthusiastic leadership trumps pessimism. This week the Olympic flame was lit by the rays of the sun and it started its journey around Greece; this in effect marks the beginning of the Games season. A reassuring symbol of stability and international influence in a...
Executives are marathon runners, not sprinters
In the next 10 days two of the World Marathon Majors will take place in Boston and London. Over the past 100 years the record times have tumbled with the Men’s time now standing at 2 hours and 3 minutes over 42km (26 miles). That’s 6 metres per second, every second....
Executives are marathon runners, not sprinters
In the next 10 days two of the World Marathon Majors will take place in Boston and London. Over the past 100 years the record times have tumbled with the Men’s time now standing at 2 hours and 3 minutes over 42km (26 miles). That’s 6 metres per second, every second....Education for girls, Confidence for women
The 101st International Women’s Day took place on March 8th. We take away from events around the world three important observations: – Education for Girls: think of the cascading impact of government policies. Educating girls has a tremendous cascading effect...Women of influence losing patience
⅔ now favour quotas and want men more involved A year ago the long-awaited Lord Davies report on women on boards came out and made specific recommendations to reach 25% female participation on the boards of FTSE350 companies. So we thought we’d ask women on the...I just can’t think!
I see a problem in organisations. People’s diaries are so full that they rush from one meeting to the next. They don’t even leave space for the time it gets to take the lift to the next meeting room. Worst of all – there’s no time, space or silence in which to...Peak retirement of baby boomers
Pack Wembley Stadium with pensioners. Now multiply by 10. This is roughly the number of Baby Boomers who will reach retirement age in 2012. Over the past three years the number of people reaching 65 has been increasing dramatically from about half-a million a year to...Peak retirement of baby boomers
Pack Wembley Stadium with pensioners. Now multiply by 10. This is roughly the number of Baby Boomers who will reach retirement age in 2012. Over the past three years the number of people reaching 65 has been increasing dramatically from about half-a million a year to...