I went viral and here’s what I learned: student finance discriminates Written by Sabina Kadić-Mackenzie, associate partner8 September 2020 There’s a good reason my social media musings have never gone viral before. I post excessive amounts of ‘#nontent’ for one; too many dinners and home décor ideas. I also care far too much about what …
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Lack of viewpoint diversity is uniformly bad Written by Lindsay Paterson, guest writer25 August 2020 The chaos of this year’s school assessments throughout the UK has revealed one striking fact about decision taking. It seems that no-one senior in the relevant public bodies, at any point along the road, was warned internally about what might happen. Yet many people on …
Ethical leadership: still worth the effort Written by Paul Gray, consulting partner15 July 2020 What is ethical leadership? There is a wide range of definitions available but generally they include principles of respect, service, honesty, justice and fairness. Ethical leaders build communities and energise, develop and support others to give their best. They value and …
Spikes, outbreaks and waves Written by Paul Gray, consulting partner1 July 2020 A spike: a thin, pointed piece of rigid material; a sudden increase. An outbreak: a sudden occurrence, often of something unpleasant – war, violence or disease. A wave: a movement of the hand expressing a greeting or signal; a long, curved body of …
A tale of two towns Written by Harriet Moll, creative directorand Sabina Kadić-Mackenzie, associate partner25 June 2020 From P7 to university student in one pandemic I started off the home-schooling frenzy with the attitude that the kids, in my case two boys in P7 and S1, would be fine as long as I paid close …
Raising fences, building resilience Written by David Gaffney, partner 2 June 2020 In Nan Shepherd’s first novel The Quarry Wood, we are introduced in the opening sentence to Josephine Leggatt, formidable aunt to the book’s heroine, Martha Ironside. One of Josephine’s catchphrases, uttered with the same regularity that other people remark upon the weather, is “we’ll need to put a fencie up,” …
Positive change without football Written by David Duke, founder of Street Soccer Scotland21 May 2020 It’s mental health awareness week and my first thought is that this week will mean something completely different for everyone, just as the virus crisis has brought unique challenges to us all. Those who have already been through periods of mental …
Frayed around the edges Written by Paul Gray, consulting partner06 May 2020 Has anyone lost their patience but found some irritability to replace it? I know that has happened to me in the course of the past few weeks. I am not a naturally patient person, but I can generally be patient. It’s a necessary …
Resilience matters Written by Paul Gray, consulting partner16 April 2020 One of the lessons already emerging from this crisis is that organisations – even some very big ones – would benefit from greater resilience to cushion them against shocks. The fact that government intervention and support has been needed on such a massive scale is …
What happens to the people who don’t hear the voices? Written by Malcolm Roberton, founding partner3 April 2020 A week or so ago (on a Zoom call, inevitably) a small group of friends gathered just to talk. I don’t think we’re alone in feeling that relationships matter more than ever right now. When we’d moved beyond …
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