I reached for this quote from the Dalai Lama having just read a tweet from ex-footballer and Match of the Day anchor Gary Lineker. ‘Why does everyone want to fight these days?’ was his reaction to the latest outbreak of violence at a football ground. If…
What to do? Freedom Day has come and gone. Relaxation or caution, face covering or all out, WFH or back to the office? Our thinking selves will imagine a balanced resolution but, in our bones, we remain uneasy, conflicted. On a personal level, I find myself…
We are confused. The sun is shining, our vaccination programme is smashing it and yet we face a delay to the great unmasking. We are on the beach, but a red flag is flying. In business, these shifting sands are intensifying levels of anxiety, leading to…
In the May issue, Campaign magazine has published its annual review of the best and worst places to work. The employment landscape for participating agencies and marketing departments has rarely been so dramatic. Desirable employers continue to put people first but COVID has accelerated a reassessment…
A common theme right now in my work as a business relationship consultant is the frustrated ambition, among clients, to get stuff done. Lockdown has taken its toll on marketing plans, particularly on seeing them through. In some agencies, however, execution enjoys significantly less appeal than…
We have begun the round of grizzly COVID-related anniversaries. It has been a year since… the death of, the collapse of, the cancellation of. More positively, we are anticipating a staged return of some hitherto basic freedoms, but uncertainty remains high. Will data mess with…
Bigfoot is owned and run by Paul Tredwell. Since 2004 I have been an independent communications consultant, delivering a wide range of projects but with a focus on and passion for relationship optimisation.
