On 6th December 2015, singer song writer Carole King was honoured by the Kennedy Center in the USA for her lifetime achievement in music. Broadcast later in the month on American TV, we see King sitting with the President (POTUS) and First Lady (FLOTUS) of the United States. So far so wonderful. Then Aretha Franklin [...]
A recent survey by the World Economic Forum of Chief HR and Strategy Officers offers an intriguing glimpse into how organisations’ needs for skills might evolve. In 2020 In 2015 1.      Complex Problem Solving 1.      Complex Problem Solving 2.      Critical Thinking 2.      Coordinating with Others 3.      Creativity 3.      People Management 4.      People Management 4.      Critical [...]
A recent article in the Guardian shed light on the reason behind why white boys from working-class backgrounds are the least likely to go to university. The Guardian spoke to 12 teenagers from Chantry School in Ipswich, following a presentation they attended by UCS (University Campus Suffolk). The presentation seems to have had a powerful [...]
