Being inquisitive and open, reflecting on ideas and exploring hinterlands to challenge our own present understanding.

May 23, 20203 min read

WANT COMPLIANCE, THEN ABANDON HOPE

For those that follow my blog, you will know that I promised to step outside of 'Overton's Window'. This is one such time. To challenge...

May 21, 20203 min read

COMPLIANCE MANUALS, THEY'VE HAD THEIR DAY

Having read many monstrosities called 'Compliance Manuals', I am absolutely convinced that they often add little value to organisations,...

May 20, 20202 min read

DOUBLE DOWN ON COMPLIANCE, NOW

It's tempting, when the financial cash flow is up against the wall, to look for ways of reducing or redirecting investment and spend in...

May 15, 20202 min read

SINGING FROGS, MAKE WAY...

What was here yesterday, isn't necessarily here today, and certainly, what is here today may well not be here tomorrow. We know this. So,...

May 13, 20203 min read

REGULATION STIFLES COMPLIANCE CULTURE

If we are to be honest, we are heading in the wrong direction. More 'rules', more regulation, leading to poorer outcomes of compliance...

May 12, 20202 min read

SHIFTING OVERTON'S WINDOW IN COMPLIANCE

If we wish to make things better. If we want to improve the way we do things, we can't just sit with what we have. To move, to progress,...

May 11, 20202 min read

CROWS, GANNETS AND CULTURAL CHANGE

Nature almost always has lessons for us. Whether it's starlings or the woodcock, both of which I have spoken of before, or now, gannets...

May 8, 20202 min read

SPORTSMANSHIP AND SOCIAL CAPITAL

Those organisations that can sense and respond to the shift that is going on in current culture, will be those that see long-term growth,...

May 7, 20202 min read

COMPLIANCE, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH

It's almost a swear word in some organisations, 'compliance'. Now, thankfully this is not true in all, but the reality is that compliance...

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