So how green is your valley - or rather your household and/or business? How close do you adhere to the environmental three R’s – reduce, reuse and recycle? What about planes, trains and automobiles? What does the thud of your carbon footprint do to the planet and...
As we ease our way out of lockdown three has the way we enjoy our leisure time fundamentally changed forever after Covid? I mean more than marching down the pub for an impromptu pint - but watching and playing sport, going to the theatre, cinema and...
In the first Covid lockdown last spring, I opened our front door one morning to find a small painted stone on the doorstep. On one side was a shiny red heart, on the other the words ‘Stay safe x’. I’ve no idea who placed the stone there...
Optimism is in the air as we emerge blinking into Spring after the longest of locked-down winters and a year of struggle with a global pandemic. But as the nights draw out, here’s a question for you – will you aim to bounce forward or back? A...
In such turbulent times it might seem that only a hopeless optimist would set their New Year resolutions with any semblance of self-belief of seeing them through. From Veganuary to Dry January, many New Year personal pledges will already lie in tatters – often due to...
At our final The Radical Rethink webinar of the year on Friday, December 11 from 10am to midday we’ll urge delegates to sit right down and write themselves a letter… We want people to reflect on the most incredible year most of us can remember and...
Well, sort of. You see, no-one is perfect and no speech, presentation, proposal or pitch will ever go 100 percent to plan. But you can do your best to make the mechanics work (or at least not get in the way) and, more importantly, get the...
The passing of Brian Murdoch, the legendary caterer at Kidderminster Harriers for some 57 years, is an apt reminder of why quality counts and reputation is everything. Brian’s admirable approach flew in the face of fashion in ways that the good burghers of modern football, who...
A rancid phrase has entered the Twittersphere in recent times to demean anyone who dares to care about their fellow man – virtue signalling. Sadly, the people who use this silly expression – with footballer Marcus Rashford being the latest to be accused of ‘celebrity’ virtue...
Since lockdown we’ve entered a webinar wonderland. Early on, businesses were urged to breezily bounce back with the buzzword ‘resilience’ ringing in their ears and ill-advised monikers like Jump Back July as if Coronavirus never happened or wasn’t likely to led to massive long lasting changes...