When you’re looking for your next employment challenge, it can be very difficult – especially in the current climate. When you’re head down striving for that success, it can be a matter of focusing on one issue after another. Today I was reminded how positive it can be to look back and contemplate your successesContinue reading “Sometimes looking back helps”
Monthly Archives: August 2026
Your purchasing can change the world
Procurement isn’t normally the first thing that springs to mind when we talk about changing the world. Maybe it should be. Every time your organisation buys something, someone makes a choice about where that money goes. Normally we think about price, quality, specifications, delivery and service. Quite rightly too. But why stop there? Imagine aContinue reading “Your purchasing can change the world”
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What is authenticity
We see this word so often now, but what does it really mean? Authenticity is when your actions are congruent with your beliefs and values, irrespective of what pressures may be applied. To be authentic, it is not enough to know your values, you must be your values. Brene’ Brown describes it as “a collectionContinue reading “What is authenticity”
What does your business actually do?
Ask someone what their business does and you’ll usually get an answer about products or services. All perfectly accurate but it completely misses the bigger picture. One of the questions that changed my thinking about business was: What difference does your organisation make to the communities you serve? (Steve Bowman, Conscious Governance) This question canContinue reading “What does your business actually do?”
The Optimistic Cynic 