COP26 is the 26th COP summit and will be hosted in partnership between the UK and Italy. The conference will be held in Glasgow from 1–12 November 2021. Pushing for more ambitious goals COP26 will be biggest summit the UK has ever hosted, with around 30,000 attendees expected if it…

If ever there has been a wake-up call — 9th August 2021 stands out as the IPCC’s latest report on climate change is hailed as a “code red for humanity”. We need a new dawn. …

2021 has seen the wave of pledges for Net Zero Carbon grow and grow from cities, countries, investors and corporations. The world seems to be waking up to the sobering truths around climate change. Just this month eight of the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance companies launched an alliance (NZIA)…

Covid-19 has forced us to focus on the here and now, but as we emerge from lockdown 3.0 we are seeing sights lifted to the future. Personal priorities and agendas are being reset. Much has been written about mass identity crises. What was previously accepted as unavoidable or non-negotiable —…

August 21st 2019

October 2nd 2019 Jane Booth, Owner of Opus 29 Consultancy (opus29.co.uk), and Alastair Lechler, Founder of ReBoot (rebootadventures.com) discuss the (often overlooked) link between identity and wellbeing Jane has been working in the sports sector since 1997, she is now a people development specialist providing consultancy in the fields of…

November 28 2019 Populations keep growing, hence competition increases and the result is that people are working harder and longer. Cases of stress and burnout are on the rise. Information flows and is fed to us a greater rate than ever before. Technology is advancing faster than ever and not…

The world is changing. Fast. Technology is rewriting operating models. Leaders have a tougher task than ever. In this short piece I will discuss the importance of D&I in business today, and consider why it proves such a major challenge for leaders in large coporates but also in the rapid…

I recently posted about the huge rise in side hustles, with income generated in the UK now over £72bn! — This poses the question of the attitude of employers to side hustles and the impact on individuals’ careers. Surely this added distraction would reduce effectiveness, lower productivity and have a…