One of the bonuses of Covid-19 has to be the meteoric rise in the acceptability of remote working. Although the technology has existed for many years to make ‘digital nomads’ out of…
Bye Bye Office?
WFH. It used to be an acronym that sent a shiver of anticipation down the spine. Getting up late. Not having to commute. Working in one’s pyjamas. Bliss. Now that a lot…
Could Building at Home Lead to the End of Globalisation?
The 26th April 1956 isn’t a date in history that most people will know, even though the seismic aftershocks of that day are still being felt today. It is the day on…
About to go splat
I have written before that nearly two years ago I was convinced we would be heading for recession in 2020. Call it a vision, foresight or just blind luck but thanks to…
Turning a Negative into a Positive
Covid gives us the ability to reshape our relationship with the environment. But is plastic-shaming and emphasis on recycling the answer?
Many more have had Covid19
As we approach a relaxation around the world on lockdown many pundits are using the opportunity to assess where we are and what we could or should have done better and earlier.…
Is there a path out of lockdown?
One of the biggest challenges facing our government is unpicking the lockdown. As it dawns on us that lockdown will not kill or overcome COVID-19 the new reality of what our society…
A Date with Disruption
It’s funny what the mind focuses on when you’re locked inside your house for 23 hours of the day. I found myself inspecting my Gillette razor blade this morning, mid-shave, wondering why…
War Footing: How Preparing for War Can Help Fight a Pandemic
With COVID-19 decimating societies across the world, never before have we been able to compare all of our nations’ response to a universal enemy. Some of the most co-ordinated and calm responses…
Positive thoughts, positive actions
With lockdown in full swing I have been interested in the different responses by small businesses to the crisis. Businesses that usually operate on a day to day basis and have nothing…
Pandora’s Box has Opened – The End of 9 to 5 is Here to Stay
“Necessity is the mother of innovation”. For good or for ill, with the arrival of coronavirus, the world has changed forever. I never thought that something biological could act as a catalyst…
Will marketing spend reduce our ability to rebound
With the ever-changing events as the country slowly walks into lockdown to protect against Coronavirus there is an interesting dilemma in that even successful companies, during this period, are rethinking their marketing…
Lessons from a Year of Working from Home
What a difference a week makes. The UK (and much of the rest of the world) has hit pause on life as we work to find a cure for Covid-19. Amongst many…
Downturn was on the cards before Coronavirus
For the past 18-months I have been convinced we would see a recession in 2020. Not for any morbid reason, just that I felt 2020 would be the year we would see…
Security in Bricks & Mortar
It is an adage as old as the hills that Britain is a ‘property-owning democracy’. We have always seen the value of owning our own home. For most of us, it is…