Why "irrational" fear is completely rational
I'm a engineer by training, and I was taught that: risk = probability of something going wrong x resulting impact of that event There's a...
Time Now for Beyond Petroleum
So the hapless Tony Hayward is to go. I don't envy his reported replacement, Bob Dudley, in the least. He has to finalise the closing...
A reflection on learning…
I love running training workshops and the two Secrets of Successful Green Business Workshops I've run for Business Link in the last two days were...
Listen Again: Sustainability & Virtual Working
If you missed my interview with Penny Pullan on sustainability and virtual working (teleconferencing & telecommuting) on 6 July, you can download an MP3 by clicking...
Tales from the Yorkshire Dales
Just back from a superb 2 week holiday in the Yorkshire Dales. Askrigg, where we stayed, has its own bakery, microbrewery and dairy, loads of...
Reminder… free training next week
If you want to experience half a day of me teaching you the fundamentals of green business, you have two opportunities next week, both in...
Creative Destruction and Sustainability
Probably the biggest single challenge I face is persuading people to stop doing what they're doing and do something new. They nod and agree, most...
There's efficiency and there's efficiency…
Here's a great quote from the late management guru of all management gurus, Peter Drucker: There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which...
Don't forget…
...you can catch me today talking about sustainability, teleconferencing and telecommuting on the virtual working summit. It's completely free, just register and listen any time...
Hooray, hooray…
... I'm off on my holidays tomorrow. We're spending a fortnight in Askrigg in the Yorkshire Dales - same house as last year as we...