You were 530 days late, Francis Rossi. Was it worth the wait? Absolutely. I had booked VIP Meet and Greet tickets for my husband and I to see Francis Rossi at the Corn Exchange in Stamford, last March. Yesterday, the event happened. The Meet and Greet started early. It was…
Why do 38% of respondents feel the need to test the market so frequently? It implies that something is missing from the existing facilities provider relationship, that they don’t fully trust them to bring the best ‘of the market’ to the table. Perhaps an honest conversation about what the client…
I really like Tony Blackburn’s radio show ‘Sounds of the 60s’ (the music era that shaped me) which I listen to every Saturday morning. On the two-hour show he has a couple of ‘Magic Moments’ where someone writes in and shares something that happened in the 60s which was really…
In this week of raising Mental Health Awareness, it strikes me that there is more than one reason to be kind. In addition to the obvious (to some) reasons to be kind that have been widely discussed on social media this week, I am sure that it is also reasonably…
Liz really enjoyed speaking at the 2nd ‘Annual Lab Asset & Facility Management in Pharma’ Summit on 22-24 October in San Diego. She gave a seminar on ‘The Science Behind R&D Facility Management : Building a High Performing Team to Add Maximum Value.’ In the audience were senior decision makers from…
Gok and Liz This week we find ourselves on the stunning Norwegian Fjords. On this cruise ship (which has disproved every stereotype I had about cruises) one of the guest speakers was Gok Wan. The day before he was due to be on stage, we bumped into him up on…
Last night we went to see The Quo Experience, a fantastic tribute act, at Stamford Corn Exchange. It took me back to a day in May 1982 when, as an excited 15-year-old, I was in the audience at Top of The Pops. It’ll give you an idea of my interest…
Doesn’t it always rain in Aberdeen? Well no, not this time. This time we took the sunshine with us. A trip to the East Coast to meet with a prospective new client meant 2 days out – who knew how few flights there are from England to Aberdeen?? On our…
Many companies or managers don’t seem to feel it’s necessary to get their staff involved before making public announcements, maybe because they don’t see the value in it. We have clients who are shocked to read in the press or on social media that they have a new CEO or…
David Kentish believes that analysing unhealthy relationships in the workplace is the first step towards a healthy workplace agenda. Here he discusses how balance and awareness are key to successful relationships at work. When discussing how healthy relationships in the workplace are achieved and what they look and feel like,…
