Renfrewshire Leisure looks after many of the sports centres, swimming pools, museums and libraries in Paisley and the surrounding Renfrewshire area. In years gone by, these facilities were owned and operated by the local authority, Renfrewshire Council. But, at some point, someone realise that money could be saved by splitting Read more…
Basecamp is a technology company based in the United States. One of its senior leaders has sparked controversy by calling on his team to stop talking about political and ‘societal issues’ on company time and through the company’s communication channels. That’s led to a row with several members of the Read more…
Subscribe How many work meetings have you attended in the last week? Was it a good use of your time? Were you engaged? Did you contribute valuable insight that led to change or action? Or did you mentally check out while counting up all the other vital jobs you could Read more…
Last week, an online journal, SearchEngineLand, ran a story about a supposed drop in organic search traffic to the Daily Mail’s website. It carried quotes, which it claimed came from the news publisher’s ‘SEO Director’ Jesus Mendez. But had Mr Mendez really said what the website was claiming he had? Read more…
John Myers was a great guy, a brilliant broadcaster and an inspirational leader. I thoroughly enjoyed working for him during my time at Real Radio in Scotland. John passed away on Saturday and is being very fondly remembered by those who knew him best. My thoughts and condolences are with Read more…
It’s not the old trains, the delays, the WiFi or the political climate. Scotrail’s biggest problem is that no-one feels valued. It starts with the staff. The company has given them the impression that it’s more important that they attend to menial chores around the station than deal face to Read more…
We’re quick enough to have a rant about the things we don’t like, so let’s sing the praises of an amazing business we’ve encountered recently. It’s called ‘Karrdale‘ and they’re a training and consultancy provider, dedicated to helping organisations get the best out of their people. Issues like leadership, safety, Read more…
If there’s heavy rain in the morning, the Depute Head of the school my sons go to is always out and visible in the playground. He marshalls his staff so they’re ready to open their doors early, rather than keeping the kids outside the rain until the bell goes at Read more…