The closing down of opportunities is causing a semi paralysis in our thinking.The need for mental agility has been changed and accelerated for all of us by the impact of Covid.Nov 3, 2020Nov 3, 2020
The furlough scheme fails on fairness, compassion and kindnessHats off to the Chancellor for the Furlough scheme. It is well intentioned. It has, and will, alleviate much suffering.Jul 13, 2020Jul 13, 2020
Agility and Resilience — more than business buzzwordsIn today’s fast-moving and uncertain world we all need resilience, but also agility.Jun 23, 2020Jun 23, 2020
Guilt Distancing: a key part of the government’s Covid19 strategyIt appears that Guilt Distancing is as important as Personal Distancing in the government’s own coping mechanisms for the current pandemic.Jun 15, 2020Jun 15, 2020
The Cummings Defence. Situational Ethics writ large.Situational ethics began as something well intentioned. Writing in the 1960s, Joseph Fletcher was an American theologian who claimed that…Jun 8, 2020Jun 8, 2020
Am I right in thinking this?All our own beliefs are obviously the right ones. They’re ours, so they must be.May 22, 2020May 22, 2020
The Gap between Stimulus and Response“Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and…May 13, 2020May 13, 2020
“Daddy, you can’t be mummy’s husband.”My grandson is just three and absorbing new words like a sponge. My son-in law was explaining two new words to him — “husband” and “wife”…May 6, 2020May 6, 2020
Taxing our lives with forethought of griefThe insightful concept of the human capacity for pre-imagining grief comes from the rightly famous poem by the American poet, Wendell…May 6, 2020May 6, 2020
Agile thinking in the 16th centuryWe live in a time of great anxiety, and great challenges. Covid19 has thrown much of our lives into turmoil. While many of us are facing…Apr 11, 2020Apr 11, 2020