by Allen Baird, Partner | 30 Nov 11 | business ethics, entrepreneurship
While listening to a radio debate on Wednesday between Kevin Green and Richard Murphy about lowering the top rate of tax in order to boost the UK economy, I became violently angry. All Green could do was threaten in a fairly limp and vague way that wealth-creators...
by Allen Baird, Partner | 06 Dec 10 | business ethics, entrepreneurship
Ireland needs a hero. Like superficial Superman, the recent economic bailout may have saved the day, but it hasn’t solved any deeper problem. I’ve spent the last few weeks working ‘down south’ and its people are angry, worried and at a loss. ...
by Dawn Baird | 09 Nov 09 | business, business ethics, ethics
CSR? Another bandwagon that all us business owners have to jump on, large or small? I was listening to Radio 4’s You and Yours programme, on this very topic last week – listen here – and thinking about it a bit this weekend. How does meeting...
by Allen Baird, Partner | 26 Jun 09 | business ethics, education
That nice, modest Mr Blair is at it again, this time in the name of religion. As founder of the appropriately named Tony Blair Faith Foundation, he has spoken from on high. You’ve heard calls for ‘financial literacy’ and ’emotional...
by Allen Baird, Partner | 12 Jun 09 | business ethics, gender at work
Do you think like a man or like a women when it comes to work? One way to find out is to examine your attitude towards pay. According to Marilyn Davidson – professor of work psychology at Manchester Business School – men get more pay in the workplace than...
by Allen Baird, Partner | 05 Jun 09 | business ethics, positive psychology
Yet another story about how UK customer optimism ‘increases’ hits the headlines. This is according to the Nationwide Consumer Confidence index. Actually, its a pretty good tool. Check it out. There’s even a confidence barometer. But what does all...
