What is affecting your view of the future?

January 5, 2010 No comments yet

I took this picture to try to capture the breathtaking beauty of the Pentland Hills on the outskirts of Edinburgh when they are covered by snow.  It’s been almost 3 weeks now since the first snow fell and if anything it has been getting worse. But this is unusual for this part of the world [...]

My Twitter Journey ( so far)

April 9, 2009 12 comments

To think a year ago I did not know Twitter existed. Now it is as much of my daily life as my e-mail.
But so many people I speak to still tell me they are not interested in what Stephen Fry has to say or what somebody has had for breakfast. And I find myself launching [...]

Why Twitter is like the best party ever

February 5, 2009 2 comments

I have found it hard to explain Twitter and the benefits – even to those who are comfortable using social networking. I have links to articles which I send on to people who are keen to know more. Maybe the time has come for me to wade in with my own so here are my thoughts on [...]

Compete, complement or collaborate

December 19, 2008 No comments yet

The world of business is complicated at the best of times and it seems pretty clear to me that we are not in the best of times at the moment. I was thinking about how we work together  – as individuals, employees and businesses and I wanted to share this story with you.
In my portfolio of [...]

Business planning – some thoughts in retrospect

November 28, 2008 2 comments

In December 2003 I had a conversation with the senior partner of the firm I was working with about whether there was enough work for him to be able to keep me on staff in a full time capacity. Part time was possible but not what I wanted so we opted to part company. I [...]


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