This week’s Desert Island Discs featured a couple, the first duo to appear since the creators of Spitting Image, Peter Fluck and Robert Law, in February 1987. Kirsty’s guests this time were Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, Ant and Dec. They’re not everyone’s cup of tea;…
The death of Nelson Mandela has understandably been accompanied by an enormous wave of emotion. For those who knew him well and those who simply felt his presence, a world without Madiba immediately feels poorer, harsher, scarier even. Everyone I know has wanted to comment…
Project-based assignments are on the increase – clients like them. Procurement specialists particularly like them. Supporters argue that projects tend to be managed more tightly, to deliver more reliably and permit greater rotation of roster agencies based on the specific requirements of the brief. Service providers…
Most businesses have relationships and employ people specifically to manage them. The dialogue with clients and customers is frequent and mostly fruitful. But we live in a highly competitive commercial environment where the bar has never been higher. As a result, we must always challenge with…
Someone once confronted me with the knowing assertion that ‘life is not a popularity contest’. And, of course, this is true, it isn’t. But, equally, as I pointed out at the time, success in life cannot be defined by Machiavelli’s conclusion that “it is much…
Most people would agree that, to be successful, all commercial entities need to demonstrate consistent growth – to existing stakeholders, to potential investors, to influential commentators and possibly, ultimately, to purchasers. Growth can come in many forms but one of the key indicators of both…
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.
