This Post This post is based on an editorial piece I wrote for the Q4 2015 Institute of Water Journal which was focused on current and future skills issues Weathering the storm? As storms go this is a quiet one, but it has the potential to be as troublesome as any typhoon or hurricane. At […]
SPOC: Students Planning Their Own Careers (Full Article)
This Post This post is based on a paper I presented at INTED2013 (7th International Technology, Education and Development Conference) Introduction In our ever more complex world, as illustrated by the video “Shift Happens“, the idea of careers being planned in some linear manner is increasingly untenable. However individuals still need a way of identifying the […]
SPOC: Students Planning Their Own Careers (Abstract)
This Post This post is based on a paper I presented at INTED2013 (7th International Technology, Education and Development Conference) Abstract In our ever more complex world, as illustrated by the video “Shift Happens“, the idea of careers being planned in some linear manner is increasingly untenable. However individuals still need a way of identifying the […]
Emotional Intelligence: the missing link to superior business performance
This Post This post is based on my article article that was first published in the Engineering UK 2010 Annual Report. At that time I was Head of Research and Performance at Energy and Utility Skills, the Sector Skills Council for the utility sector. The original article can be downloaded here Introduction In our work and home […]
Skills Shortages In The Electricity Industry
This Post This post is based on my article article that was first published in the Engineering UK 2009 Annual Report. At that time I was Head of Research and Performance at Energy and Utility Skills, the Sector Skills Council for the utility sector. The original article can be downloaded here. UK Utility Industry Utilities are often […]
Managing Business Money – The webinar questions
A while back I wrote a blog post about me experiences of recording and delivering a webinar on the subject of “Managing Business Money” for the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. This was what could best be described as an interesting experience, one involving trips to London, a live video screen the size of my […]