Monthly Archives: September 2016

Hang out the flags

Quite a few of us may have experienced a 1990 Thatcher moment last Monday when we read the VC’s resignation email. He’s gone: wave the flags, open the champagne, but most of all, breathe a mighty sigh of relief. Kingston … Continue reading

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Tales from the riverbank – September

Dear Colleagues (not for much longer) The summer is almost over like your career. Things look even worse than a year ago. At national level we are doing nothing about Brexit, a Higher Education white paper is going to flatten … Continue reading

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The Corporate Mind

Few of us can have avoided the Corporate Mind, the kind of person who puts the organisation that employs them before the person, regardless of any sense of fairness or justice. For these institutionalised individuals rules are rules, KPI is … Continue reading

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Tales from the riverbank – August

Dear Demolished August; and a little time to digest the events of the past few weeks. Brexit, a new Government, a change of Prime Minister… but I’m still here! These are not the only momentous changes in the UK over … Continue reading

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