Japan three months on....answers may lay within

Posted on June 2011

LEADERSHIP MATTERS  June 2011  ISSUE 49

It wasn’t the damage to the buildings, or the site of cars that had been lifted off the street and deposited on the second floor of an office block and as horrifying Read more...

Engagement - Do you create an experience?

Posted on August 2011

LEADERSHIP MATTERS August 2011 ISSUE NO 50

In the weeks since returning from the time I spent in Japan I have considered how best to assist and engage with the community that is in need. The needs are very different to thoRead more...

Know What You Can Change

Posted on February 2011

LEADERSHIP MATTERS February 2011 ISSUE 46

We can't change what's happened, but we can change what happens next.

I reflected upon this returning from Thailand after cycling 1600kms to the calamity tRead more...

When Hope is Not a Plan

Posted on March 2011

LEADERSHIP MATTERS March 2011 ISSUE 47

It's hard to think that the scale of the disaster that hit Japan was foreseeable for those involved in risk management and disaster mitigation.

Consider the scenariRead more...

Find A Reason To Say Yes

Posted on May 2011

LEADERSHIP MATTERS May 2011 ISSUE 48

It's only two months since the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan on the 11th of March. As quick as that wall of advancing water came and swept away entire communities it disappeared, andRead more...

Your Choice

Posted on November 2011

LEADERSHIP MATTERS November 2011 ISSUE NO 51 

We can control how we present!

I had the opportunity of working with two different groups over the last week that represented different ends of thRead more...