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Message to boards – get off the fence and start arguing for the regulation that the wellbeing of future generations demands

“The burden of regulation is too high” said Kemi Badenoch MP as she set out her case in front of Conservative Party members at their party conference last month. How short memories can be. Only a month ago, we heard from the final report of … Continue readingMessage to boards – get off the fence and start arguing for the regulation that the wellbeing of future generations demands

Dishonourable compliance, suppressed conscience, and lethal compartmentalisation

The slippery slope to Grenfell to which all boards should be alert I haven’t read the whole Grenfell Inquiry Report. But I have listened to the authoritative BBC Radio 4 podcast series Grenfell – Building a Disaster presented by Kate Lamble. It describes three issues … Continue readingDishonourable compliance, suppressed conscience, and lethal compartmentalisation

Prison for parents? If 1 in 50 pupils are missing from half the lessons, it’s time to think again about what school is for

Throughout the world, education is seen as the route to progress. If children can be educated, they may find a route out of poverty. If girls can be educated, there is hope that they may escape from the burdens of unwanted pregnancy and domestic enslavement. … Continue readingPrison for parents? If 1 in 50 pupils are missing from half the lessons, it’s time to think again about what school is for

Question to the board: what if a consultant’s report is not the solution to your knotty problem?

Thirty years ago, as I was embarking on what became the RSA Tomorrow’s Company Inquiry[i], I had a conversation with a senior partner in an international management consultancy. I liked him and felt that he had a lot to contribute to our work on the … Continue readingQuestion to the board: what if a consultant’s report is not the solution to your knotty problem?