I spent the majority of yesterday afternoon preparing for my mid-year appraisal review; some of the time was spent tracking the progress that I have made on my objectives, the rest trying to evidence my ‘core behaviours’ (the behaviours that it is vital I display in order to carry out my job).
Whilst grappling with the [...]
Last night I attended Gerry Acher’s inaugural lecture at the RSA. Gerry, Chair of the RSA is involved in CSR in a number of different ways, not least as Chair of Heart of the City and a member of the Final Judging Panel for the Lord Mayor’s Dragon Awards.
The lecture, entitled ‘Corporate Responsibility: thrive, die [...]
Last week, Goldman Sachs (GS) announced their new partners for their 10,000 Women scheme. Some news sources viewed this as ill-timed. But why should current economic conditions affect their Corporate Responsibility (CR) announcements? Would they delay the announcement of new contracts, investment decisions or any other business as usual?
The GS announcement is only insensitive if [...]