Can I Be Honest?
In September 1978 I got a lift up to Aberdeen with my pal Kenny to see […]
On Originality
These days it’s possible to fill a great many column inches on social media posts by […]
Blogtastic
At some point over the last couple of weeks, I passed the milestone of writing this […]
Getting Medieval
Take a wander around an old church pretty much anywhere in Europe and especially in France […]
On Being Inquisitive
Headhunting and Consulting for a living can be challenging. However, I’ve learned that it is merely […]
The King of Clockwork
I’m pitching this blog to you as a business piece on how even the best idea […]
Psst! Want to Know a Secret
Would you like to save yourself some time, effort and money? Of course, you would. Read […]
A Hard Days Night
It had been a tough meeting. The kind of board meeting where questions get asked, and […]
The Absolute State of Things
The Palace of Versailles was built, in essence, to facilitate networking. It’s a big building designed […]
30 Years Later
My route into recruitment was pretty typical. I started with a high street chain who trained […]
Ars longa, vita brevis
I went to art school you know. Amongst other things, I learned that beauty is absolutely […]
The Emperor’s Clothes
These blogs don’t write themselves you know. I have to shoehorn writing all this nonsense in […]
A Day at the Beach
Here I am. Sitting by a swimming pool in the heat. Lovely, except that it’s gone […]
Stuff I’ve learned
If you want to ride fast in a group make sure you know and trust the […]
Nature or Nurture
As my children grew up, I found that school parent’s evenings slowly advanced from a focus […]
Lyres, Dammed Lyres and Statistics
In 1482 a 30-year-old Leonardo da Vinci was sent off from Florence to Milan by his […]
Winning at Life
I wrote a throwaway comment on social media the other day: “I think any “leader” unable […]
A Headhunter Hunts
I’m working up to hiring a new member of the Snedden Campbell team. Between writing a […]
The Means of Production
Every five years from the back end of the 1920s to 1991 the State Planning Committee […]
The Reality of Barriers
As an exceptionally talented stage magician, Harry Houdini had an interesting job. He was very very […]
