All at sea? Leadership in perilous times…‘Trust your compass’ observed my colleague Matt, a former officer in the Royal Marines. ‘When you’re on exercises, and you’ve been up hill…Sep 27, 2023Sep 27, 2023
The Omertà of Consultancy“I’m not upset that you lied to me. I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you”Aug 17, 20217Aug 17, 20217
Christmas? This time its personal…It’s the end of November. We’re in lockdown (again). Most shops are shuttered even as the festive lights are flickering on. Barnard Castle…Nov 21, 20201Nov 21, 20201
Eco-anxiety, grief, humbling and radical hope…This piece appears as the Foreword in the new book ‘A Guide to Eco-Anxiety: How to protect the planet and your mental health’ by Anouchka…Jun 25, 2020Jun 25, 2020
What solidarity really means…An illustrated poem for all our health service workers out there on the front-line, all the sacrifices they are making, and all the…Mar 29, 2020Mar 29, 2020
The Seven Birds of LoveThis poem is inspired by seven of the different types of love described by the ancient Greeks, described well in this article (copied…Mar 22, 2020Mar 22, 2020
This Crowning MomentThis is a poem replete with symbolism. The crown of the ‘corona’ virus itself, the international warning symbol of plague (in the…Mar 22, 2020Mar 22, 2020
The Human Spring‘If I ruled the world, every day would be the first day of spring’ sang Tony Bennett. On this first day of spring in March 2020 something…Mar 21, 2020Mar 21, 2020
The Great HumblingBillions of years of fossilised sunshine burnt that is in turn overcooking the planet. A reckless fratricide and sororicide of the family…Mar 11, 20203Mar 11, 20203