“You are what you do, not what you say you do.” Carl Jung
Sustainability is a word that I have use quite extensively in previous blogs. For me it is a word that encapsulates the challenge to existing practices that clearly are short-termist;…
“The highest result of education is tolerance” .. Helen Keller
Will the world be very different tomorrow, as we transition from the Trump to Biden Presidency? Notwithstanding the enormity of the US’s influence on the world’s stage, I have tended…
“Genius is in the idea. Impact, however, comes from action.” Simon Sinek
Today’s post picks up on three themes I have previously explored in blogs but which have been more eloquently articulated in a single article by Roger Urwin, Co-founder of the…
“The choice is in your hands”, David Cameron, February 2016
So with the departure of 2020 we welcomed in 2021 with hope and aspirations. Unfortunately, the trials of 2020 were quickly replayed with the announcement of the lockdown but nonetheless…
“You’re the average of the five people you spend most time with” Jim Rohn
Last night I had a catch up on ‘Teams’ with some very good friends – Nat and Joe. We were reminiscing over work, life and everything; doing the usual comparisons…
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“It is not good enough to do what the law says. We need to be in the forefront of these [social responsibility] issues.” Anders Dahlvig, former CEO of IKEA
I’m no economist. This doesn’t seem to deter my daughter from seeking my help with her Economics A level homework – much to her detriment when I offer a view…
“Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, Keats
Whilst walking our dogs last week, my daughter and I walked into a field that dipped down into a shallow valley and in the hollow a stream-like mist enveloped the…
The Only Limit To Our Realization Of Tomorrow Will Be Our Doubts Of Today.” Franklin D. Roosevelt
Last week I attended a virtual conference for sales executives of the asset management industry. Someone made an interesting observation that I would like to explore today. The remark was…
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” Warren Buffett
On the bookshelf in our hallway there resides a thick tome with a brown dust sheet, the pages tidily aligned and unthumbed, indicating one of many books bought with good…
“I think there are things that we can all do to build resilience in ourselves, but also to build resilience in each other.” Sheryl Sandberg
We seem to exist in a world that is increasingly characterised by the acronym VUCA – volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. The term can be applied to many facets of…