Good Morning, Lovely People.It was just over 92 years ago that A. A. Milne wrote the first of his, now famous books, about a bear and his beloved friends. In 2016 a survey revealed that 25% of the British public believed that they gained more insights into life from the Winnie the Pooh tales than from… Read more
So the big event is almost upon us. The days of despair, deceit, treachery, treason, false alliances, grand gestures and downright lies are drawing to a close. A new enemy has arisen, but can we forget our differences, build new bridges and gather our forces to save the Kingdom from an eternity of dark times?… Read more
Greetings good people of these fair Isles. I hope the days have treated you all well. In this month’s blog I am returning to the Court of our Sun Queen, Dame Carolyn McCall, to see how her plan for ITV has been developing. She has been in the CEO role at ITV for just over… Read more
The Culture of Champions and the protocols for success “ The biggest Namaste to you all lovely People & Happy New Year ! I hope you discarded the duvet at 5am on Monday to witness the full, deep glory of the biggest blood red, wolf moon you are ever likely to witness? Truly jaw-dropping stuff! Full… Read more
Greetings lovely people. I trust your days have been filled with much peace & joy. I have always been fascinated by the concept of ‘Elite Teams’, how they are built, how they continue to thrive no matter what the competition/market throws at them. The nature of their psychological traits as well as their intellectual &… Read more
Greetings lovely People, I do hope you are snuggled up under your bed sheets or close by a loved one? As in this month’s blog I explore a world of dark deeds, treachery, greed, abandonment & gruesome sacrifices. In Angela Carter’s delicious book of gothic short stories, ‘The Bloody Chamber’, we are whisked off to… Read more
Good Morning Good People As promised the first of my blogs this month focuses on my own personal journey, from a life in the corporate world to the new horizons of running my own business- Flippin’Eck Ltd. Apologies in advance but it feels more like a short story than a blog, but please stay with… Read more
Good Evening, good People of these fair Isles & beyond. I do not normally add a blog so swiftly after my previous posting, but on this occasion the ‘desire’ was too strong. In essence this is really a ‘blog addendum’ to my recent views on Carolyn McCall’s first ‘Vision Statement’ in respect of her… Read more
So finally the puff of smoke has risen from the ITV Towers ( sadly not my beloved LWT building as that is now being turned into luxury flats, but rather its Holborn HQ , lovingly known as ‘ Hogwarts’ by ITV insiders ) & the ‘Sun Queen’, Dame Carolyn McCall, has unveiled her 3 year… Read more
Why Influencers are no longer ‘Waste Cadets’. What a melt! Unless you have been visiting your Great Auntie Edith in the upper reaches of the Orinoco, then the real event of the summer has begun…no, not the World Cup but Love Island! With over 85,000 hopefuls applying for the show (apparently more candidates than apply… Read more
