Passwords In our modern internet connected world we are constantly told that we need to use long complex passwords to keep out the bad people who want to steal our information and money. We are encouraged to use strong passwords, that is ones avoiding everyday words but including upper and lower case letters, numbers and punctuation […]
Key Future Skills for the water idustry
This Post This post is based on an editorial piece I wrote for the Q1 2016 Institute of Water Journal which was focused on current and future skills issues I think that the two most important future skills for the water industry are Measuring the Future and Non-Traditional Recruitment. Surprised? You shouldn’t be. It is […]
A trip down memory lane
The post below is about me racing motorcycles and some of my successes on my FZ750. Calling it one of “My Publications” may be stretching things just a bit, but I don’t care because: Doing it brought back happy memories of beating full 1100cc Superbikes on my little 750 It was chosen for publication by the […]
Skills: a perfect storm?
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 […]
The Cherie Blair Foundation – A webinar experience
Getting started: A happy chance I first found out about the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women following a chance conversation with a foundation mentor on a train. As a great believer in the power of mentoring, and using it to to develop high performing people and teams over a 40 year career, it seemed natural to explore what the […]