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In love with meerkats

Is anyone else as besotted as I am with meerkats? I just love them. They’re so cute, confident and cool. Not just the real animals of course – I mean...

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Never fly solo

Each Christmas as the fire begins to burn low and the full impact of culinary over-indulgence takes its effect, I find myself perusing the presents of others. This is not...

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Reading for business inspiration

Found this great, two-part article on the BBC News site. Commissioned by BBC2’s ‘Working Lunch’ programme, executives and entrepreneurs are asked about the literature that has inspired them in business....

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Controversial leadership

Within organisations and the community people look to their leaders for guidance. Their messages are often powerful, inspirational and influential. So what happens when your leader communicates a controversial issue?...

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Under your nose

I went to a Christmas carol service on Saturday in Lichfield cathedral. Not through any great sense of religious conviction, but just because it’s a nice thing to do at...

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Barnado’s new advertising campaign

Barnardo’s have always created great adverts. Adverts which communicate the lives of those they strive to help. And their recent TV spot titled ‘Turn Around’ is nothing less than brilliant....

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What’s the true value of CSR

CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) has been around for many years. In fact, since the 50’s when the phrase was first used by academics and business leaders to identify and articulate...

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An environmental story to tell

I’ve just received a really nice set of postcards from Two Sides Paper featuring six illustrations by Holly Sims. The cards include the strapline ‘print and paper have a great...

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Picture perfect – the power of illustration

Illustration has always been close to my heart, having been an avid Beano and Dandy collector as a small boy.  Its ability to share and communicate stories is, I suppose,...

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