Leaders Trade in Hope

Leaders Trade in Hope

by | Nov 24, 2020

In the opening scene of Richard Curtis’s 2003 film, Love Actually, the Prime Minister (Hugh Grant) comments in a voiceover that, “whenever I am gloomy with the state world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion’s starting to make...
Leaders don’t bully, they inspire

Leaders don’t bully, they inspire

by | Nov 10, 2020

Recent events have led me to reflect on bullying as a social phenomenon. I can think of occasions when people have felt I was bullying them, when I thought I was being passionate about the subject of the discussion. And I know I have felt bullied when the other person...
Compassion: A must have soft skill

Compassion: A must have soft skill

by | Oct 24, 2020

A few weeks ago, my 11-yearold grandson, Xavier, thrust the first two Percy Jackson novels into my hands and urged me to read them. “They are so much better than the films,” said he. I like a film as much as the next person, but there are numerous reasons, not least...