
In a world that has been turned upside down we need leadership and purpose. What is one person’s non-essential is another person’s essential. In this context, try explaining to a small business owner that their business (and for many their…
In a world that has been turned upside down we need leadership and purpose. What is one person’s non-essential is another person’s essential. In this context, try explaining to a small business owner that their business (and for many their…
Three gifts of wisdom from two wise men and a wise woman, inspired by the events and personal experiences of 2020. Following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25th protests took place in over 60 countries and…
Firms planning 20 or more redundancies at a single “establishment” must by law notify the government via a form called HR1, of how many people they are potentially making redundant. On September 8th, the BBC released HR1 figures, secured via…
Whether you choose a staycation or an overseas escape, it’s never been as important as it is, at this moment in time to take a break from work, the home office, furlough, the job search and the general negative impact…
Even high performing, strategically sound businesses, that have been run extremely well over the pre-covid years, are having to reassess their futures. Some will become stronger, some will recover, and some will cease, but there is one thing for certain,…
7 years ago this June I registered the company name The Value Innovator, a “me-only-business” set up to support SME’s with easy access to my leading company experience and best practice expertise on strategic and leadership challenge. Never did I…
The 3 key components to good communication are the message, the method and the messenger; most organisations focus on the first two and give little thought to the third by automatically defaulting to the person at the top of the…
The markets are under attack – “Covid-19 presents the greatest danger to the world economy since the financial crisis of 2008” (OEGD). “The FTSE 100 fell more than 8% in early trading as fears of a global recession grew, caused…