Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

Why "irrational" fear is completely rational

28th July 2010

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

26th July 2010

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…

23rd July 2010

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

21st July 2010

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

19th July 2010

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

15th July 2010

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

13th July 2010

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…

8th July 2010

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…

6th July 2010

...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…

2nd July 2010

... 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...

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