This is the day when hope picks itself up to face fear again.

We’re witnessing the last knockings of 2020 (as Charlie Brooker said, ‘so good they named it twice’). It’s a time to look backwards and forwards — except this year our collective psyche seems poised on a knife-edge. As I write, today is Dec 28th. In two days time, my step-mother…

The final month of 2022 has seen speculation on the new Open AI initiative, known by most people as ChatGPT. If this one has passed you by (and if so, where have you been?) you can read about it here. Much of the talk has been of the will it/won’t…

A couple of weeks ago The Power Of Us Agency polled people the following question: out of all the elements the make up an organisation’s culture, which is the most significant? (spoiler alert: it’s Trust) In case you haven’t read the book The Power Of Us, the 8 elements we…

When my most recent book, ‘The Power Of Us’, came out in 2020 we were at the start of a global pandemic. …

I recently gave a talk at an international gathering of educators in the beautiful city of Bologna, Italy. I, like many others involved in education, have been going through a period of introspection during the past couple of years. Here’s my take, courtesy of the fabulous translators at ADI. “I…

Note: On the eve of my returning to work, following emergency surgery and a two-month recuperation, it’s traditional to reflect upon how such experiences change the course of your life. Well, it is in our house…… Another near-death experience. Another determination to make it count. Another reversion to the norm? …

A guest post by our colleague and Lead for Engagement at The Power Of Us Agency Alex Bell If you haven’t heard about the ‘great resignation’ yet, you really need to catch up. First coined by Dr Anthony Klotz from Texas A&M University in an article at the end of…

People who read The Power Of Us would be forgiven for a dose of schadenfreude at the summer debacles at BrewDog, the Aberdeen-based craft brewers who’ve seen meteoric growth over the past decade. …