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Marketing Magic

Marketing Magic

Posted on 26 November 2025 by

I often feel like I could have been in advertising.  I’ve never been glamorous enough to have been able to make it really, but the sparkle of a career á […]

What’s My Job Again?

What’s My Job Again?

Posted on 22 October 2025 by

Last month I talked about the “Call for Help” box within my Elements of Improvement model and this month I want to talk about a box which is giving me […]

The Reports Have Gone to Her Head

The Reports Have Gone to Her Head

Posted on 5 October 2025 by

The contribution to lean that I am most proud of is my (frankly brilliant) Elements of Improvement model which illustrates all of the key, core, improvement ideals that organisations need […]

Hankering for a Handbook

Hankering for a Handbook

Posted on 3 August 2025 by

Probably my love of company handbooks has something to do with the first ‘handbook’ I ever owned which helped me to navigate my responsibilities as a Brownie Guide (for a […]

Defensive Organising

Defensive Organising

Posted on 2 June 2025 by

When you care about Business School External Engagement you have to care about LinkedIn.  After the painful takeover of Twitter, the ruthless replacement of a cute, blue bird by the […]

Double Meanings

Double Meanings

Posted on 2 October 2024 by

There are lots of times when I’m teaching lean and I share a Japanese word, such as ‘Andon’ or ‘Kaizen’ or ‘Hoshin Kanri’, where I say what the word means […]

Ticketing Masterplans

Ticketing Masterplans

Posted on 4 September 2024 by

I’ve just got back from a lovely (hot) week in Cyprus, the only annoyance being a very frustrating morning trying (AND FAILING!) to secure Oasis tickets. I’m usually a pretty […]

Lifetime Loyalty and Taylor Swift

Lifetime Loyalty and Taylor Swift

Posted on 1 July 2024 by

I’ve been very lucky to have been to some amazing gigs, festivals, hot tub holidays and cool girl city breaks in my life (pro tip - always seek out a […]

Designs on Service Design

Designs on Service Design

Posted on 28 February 2024 by

On Tuesday I had the pleasure of teaching my ‘Introduction to Service Design’ course to a group of people from a range of different organisations, including, I’m pleased to add, […]

Hungry Cultures

Hungry Cultures

Posted on 17 December 2023 by

If you’ve read a few of these blogs you’ll know that I collect business phrases and new terminologies like some kind of airport business book magpie. There are those that […]