The Ultimate in Business Etiquette

Posted by on Jun 26, 2009 in business ethics, education | 0 comments

That nice, modest Mr Blair is at it again, this time in the name of religion. As founder of the appropriately named Tony Blair Faith Foundation, he has spoken from on high. You’ve heard calls for ‘financial literacy’ and ‘emotional literacy’ in our schools, which I applaud.  You’ve read my thoughts on the subject in such blogs as Teach Skills, Not Subjects...

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May the (Police) Force be With You!

Posted by on Apr 22, 2009 in news and events | 0 comments

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video More Jedi news - eight police officers serving with Scotland’s largest force listed their official religion as Jedi in voluntary diversity forms.  All this after some guy taught the UK’s first Jedi course at Queen’s University, Belfast. Why do these people do it?  Is there any reason to take Star Wars so...

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The Making of Meaning

Posted by on Apr 10, 2009 in coaching, personal development | 0 comments

Last Saturday – 4th April – I delivered a course much anticipated… by me anyway.  It was the first time I’ve got to use my philosophy background explicitly in a course, except for some work I’ve done in the area of business ethics. The course was on the meaning of life, and how to find it for yourself.  It’s interesting to me that this sort of topic is...

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