There’s a story today on the BBC that schools are failing the brightest pupils – this is according to a new report from Ofsted, the UK’s schools inspectorate. The article includes various responses to the report. They are all in generic  ‘press release Read More

No sooner had I sent out my March 2013 newsletter than a very interesting article appeared in the FT talking about some recent research into whistleblowing. Time and again, we see high profile cases where whistleblowers were ignored with expensive, even Read More

Andrew Bass’s Pragmatics Newsletter March 2013 Practical techniques and thought-provoking ideas Main article takes under 4 minutes to read. Please pass this on to colleagues who you think will find it interesting.   Who Are You Listening To? The news Read More

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Andrew Bass’s Pragmatics Newsletter November 2012 Practical techniques and thought-provoking ideas Main article takes under 4 minutes to read. Please pass this on to colleagues who you think will find it interesting.   When taking the lead of a business Read More

I’m not sure the original attribution of the following visual – I think Jack Welch talked about the principle in a video I saw once. I’d welcome a note telling me the original source. I include it anyway because it Read More