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Sunlight is the best disinfectant. 10th DECEMBER 2020 12 February 1990: I remember that day vividly. I joined one of the biggest banks on the planet in my first role in Reward (then called [...]

Be a more demanding client 3RD DECEMBER 2020 We’ve previously heard on my ‘PAYING FOR GOOD’ podcast that the average person on the street (that’s your employees, too) doesn’t [...]

The demise of the office space? 26th NOVEMBER 2020 The office is here to stay! That’s the view of my guests on this week’s ‘PAYING FOR GOOD’ podcast: Charlene Clear, Head of Products and [...]

Panta Rhei (‘Life is flux’) 19th NOVEMBER 2020 As Heraclitus, the Greek philosopher and pioneer of wisdom, claimed 2,500 years ago, the only constant in life is change. Whether we’re talking [...]

“Do you know your numbers?” 12TH NOVEMBER 2020 The pandemic is affecting millions of people financially across business sectors. Even our profession, which is usually resilient to [...]

“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” 9th NOVEMBER 2020 America is on all news channels this week, and my ‘PAYING FOR GOOD’ podcast is no exception: our special guest [...]

“WOULD YOU VOTE IN FAVOUR OF YOUR OWN REMUNERATION POLICY? 29th October 2020 This is always a good question to ask yourself when you want to gauge whether your remuneration policy will stand up [...]

“PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE.” 22nd October 2020 Who would have thought that this phrase, often attributed to the Dutch philosopher Erasmus in around 1500, would be so relevant 520 years [...]

“Own what you care about.” 15th October 2020 I’ve previously shared with you my simple five-step E.A.R.T.H.® (Evaluate, Ascertain, Realise, Tell and Help) framework to design and implement [...]

“Act now! Or you’ll be left behind.” 8th October 2020 These are the wise words of Seymour Burchman and Blair Jones, executive compensation consultants at US firm Semler Brossy. When I researched [...]