As we get into summer and the workplace starts to relax,  one question has been bothering me; Who captures the good idea in your organisation?  

With so much of the business literature discussing terms such as 'innovation' 'creativity' and 'disruption' there seems little focus on where these processes start.  Having worked across public and the privat...

Years ago as I was going through an organisational restructure with the threat of redundancy, a manager said 'don't wait for the future to happen to you, start making the future you want to happen'.  This had a profound effect on me as I stopped worrying about what might happen and started focusing on what I could do and the difference I wanted to make....

I've had the same conversation four times recently - what is it like going freelance or starting your own business? My response is - it depends. For a lot of people particularly in the not-for profit sector the temptation to go it alone can seem appealing, especially when there is greater pressure to do more with less, little recognition of your abilities...