by editor | Jul 21, 2015 | Excellence, People, Personal values
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending my daughter’s graduation ceremony, as she prepares to begin her new career as a teacher in September. It was great to see so many young people, strutting across the stage, back straight, chest out and with an element of...
by editor | Jun 19, 2015 | Governance
Over the last few weeks I have been thinking a lot about governance and, in particular, the governance that I see in the charities and other organisations that I deal with, and that I read about. Governance is so important, and the success and future of your...
by editor | Apr 17, 2015 | Events, People, Personal values
Travelling to and from a recent family holiday in Fuerteventura, I watched as we gained altitude in the plane, and as we began to come down to land. It struck me how clearly you could see the land below at low height – and how clear the sky was when we were at our...
by editor | Feb 8, 2015 | Excellence, Governance, People
So, our family has changed recently with the arrival of a new foster daughter. This is the biggest change in our family since the arrival of our adopted daughter nearly 7 years ago. It moves us from a settled, comfortable state to working out new roles and routines....
by editor | Sep 19, 2014 | Excellence, People, Personal values
The other day, I took my daughter to see a rags to riches film about a football team (our team!) who nearly went out of business, was saved by the fans, and 10 years later was appearing in a play-off final to reach the Premier League. Before the match started, each...
