Who needs Tarzan when we have Jane?
The need to challenge stereotypes, in particular negative perceptions around disability, seems to have been in Jane’s blood for at least the past twenty years (and, I suspect, more) – not just disability, but “difference” in a wider context – age, race, sexual orientation, religion, culture, gender and all the rest of it. When Plan [...]
Recruitment Checklist [2] Define
I know this is a bit back to front but, getting recruitment right in the first place is key. It saves you money and time. Last time I wrote about Job Descriptions and Competencies, this time it’s all about defining requirements and the process. The whole nature of the ‘definition’ part is: What is the [...]
A career as a marketer
Over the last two decades I’ve been lucky enough to have several intertwining careers that both connect and reflect each other, but as I look back the journey was entirely serendipitous even though it has worked out pretty well. It all began at school with a keen interest in science and biology and chemistry in [...]
Degrees of HOMOPHOBIA in the UK vs. Malawi
Did you catch the 5PM news on BBC Radio 4 on Saturday 29th May 2010? If you didn’t there were two news items that caught my attention. Ban Ki-Moon the UN secretary General was in Malawi to meet the President who promptly pardoned the two men jailed the previous week for being gay. The President [...]
