by suzukiwebmaster | Apr 13, 2020 | Opinions, Rules of Engagement
by Fiacha Heneghan ‘We’re doomed’: a common refrain in casual conversation about climate change. It signals an awareness that we cannot, strictly speaking, avert climate change. It is already here. All we can hope for is to minimise climate change by keeping global...
by suzukiwebmaster | Apr 8, 2020 | Developing Resilience, Personal Reflections
by Thuy-vy Nguyen Solitude has become a topic of fascination in modern Western societies because we believe it is a lost art – often craved, yet so seldom found. It might seem as if we ought to walk away from society completely to find peaceful moments for ourselves....
by suzukiwebmaster | Apr 8, 2020 | Opinions, Personal Reflections
by Stephen Smith Back in 1938 a man called Chester Barnard wrote a book called The Functions of the Executive. It is still in print as it is considered one of the most influential books in public administration ever published. Three basic principles outlined in that...
by suzukiwebmaster | Apr 4, 2020 | Personal Reflections
Photo: Les Raskewicz Photo: Jenn Ireland by Lillian Ireland The days have blurred beyond today, one hour into another, It’s strange, this new norm; our lives are now changed, uncertainty is the mantra. Quiet...
by suzukiwebmaster | Apr 1, 2020 | Developing Resilience, Personal Reflections
by Diana Ellis When I was growing up, the utterance from my father of the phrase “when I was a boy…” usually at the dinner table, inevitably resulted in a combination of interest and eyeball-rolling, depending on how many times we had heard the story before. Now...
