Australia’s CSIRO posted a superb ‘who wore it better?’ album on Instagram and Facebook finding fishy inspiration in the Oscar’s red carpet fashion. This is great government comms – education and entertainment.
Abraham Lincoln laughed at it. Mark Twain championed it. Monty Python took inspiration from it. And nearly 170 years later, English as She Is Spoke remains one of the most unintentionally funny books ever written. The phrasebook was published in 1855 by...
“Ev’ry action has its equal, opposite reactionsThanks to Hamilton, our cab’net’s fractured into factionsTry not to crack under the stress, we’re breaking down like fractions” These are lyrics spoken by Thomas Jefferson in the...
Recently a visitor to Buckingham Palace was interrogated about her origins by a lady-in-waiting. I was outraged by the exchange between Sista Space founder Ngozi Fulani and Lady Susan Hussey. Here is part of it: Q: Where do you come from? A: Here, the UK. Q: No, but...
One of my favourite newsletters comes from Wharton psychology professor and bestselling author Adam Grant. In this week’s edition, he reflects on the things he missed in his book Give and Take, which is about the surprising consequences of being a giver (generous)...
“Make generosity part of your growth strategy” –Danielle Laporte I don’t know much about Danielle and her thought leadership but I love the principle that we should be coming from a place of generosity and kindness.