I was about to start writing an outline for the new Financial Education programme that I will deliver in Scotland with my colleagues from Speakersbank sponsored by a major global bank when an e-mail from the CIPD ( the UK body for HR professionals) arrived in my inbox which lead me to this ( incredibly detailed) article about [...]
My son graduated from Napier Unversity yesterday. Along with his sister’s graduation a couple of years ago this was one of the greatest days of my life. I had a huge lump in my throat and my heart was swelled with pride. Every graduate had worked hard to get there. The speakers reinforced the messages that [...]
I am indebted to Jacob for drawing my attention to this great story.
I went to the local mall to try to finish my Christmas present shopping yesterday. There is an advert on TV for a store which depicts people in an ordinary high street running around manically with a desparate look on their faces trying to do that very thing with the song “It’s beginning to look a [...]
I have decided that the posts from now til Christmas should reflect the lightness of the season.
Today I was responsible for holding the fort – otherwise known as running the school office – as my dear colleague Fiona was ( very unusually) off sick. I can’t remember a day passing so quickly. I was late [...]
