This song and video combination, sent to me by a friend recently has reduced me to tears many times over the past few days. It utterly captures what I go through: juggling plates, thinking, thinking, analysing, analysing, and, yes, probably dreaming, dreaming of what it is I want to do, need to do, ought to
Developing a corporate innovation strategy is the current fixation of many CEOs as they try to pull their organisations out of the crisis. Hiring innovation specialists, kicking off an “innovation programme” or employing creativity coaches are not, in and of themselves, going to help companies win. In order to innovate people must feel comfortable, and
I just got back from spending the day with Dolly, Cecily, Joan, and 9 other elderly ladies at a charming residential care home in north London. Ranging in age from their early 80s to 95 the ladies gathered together today to bake bread with me. Some cannot stand, some cannot really interact with people any
The team from Rude Health joined Virtuousbread.com to bake bread and work on a pressing strategic issue in a facilitated team building/problem solving session.
Jane Mason responds to a letter from Lord Wei in which, among other things, he got her name wrong, addressing her as Jill
Why virtuous bread? Why virtue at all? What caused the financial crisis and what do we do to get out of it?
Yesterday, I asked someone the following question: If I say “bread” and “virtue” together what springs to mind? I confess I was testing my own sanity in a way. Is what I am doing insane or will it make a difference. Why indeed virtuous bread? Why is this so important to me and is it