You have to be tough to teach today.

By Richard Hall | Published August 13, 2011

Recent debate on stress has focused on its impact on teachers.   Example: an experienced, dedicated teacher was banned from teaching for life after beating a 14 year old with a dumb-bell, after being repeatedly taunted and goaded by the class.  At his court hearing, he said that “lots of teachers are ticking time bombs” (Guardian, July 2011).

Stress is important but it is possible to place two individuals in the same working environment and find one succumbs to the pressure of stress and another thrives.
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Heart.

By Richard Hall | Published August 7, 2011
Penny Hunt, July 2011

Years ago, before GPS but just after sealing wax, a friend was on hols with her family. The independently ambitious marching around a European capital wasn’t turning out so well. The map had pictures rather than streets, the instructions were ambiguous, and grumpy tiredness had set in. Where was this pesky  17th century Princess’ palace muttered the super intelligent  (and self confessed over achiever)  parents?
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How are they really doing?

By Richard Hall | Published August 7, 2011
Penny Hunt,  July 2011

I’ve got a sneaky feeling that we might be living in the Emerald City.

The green glasses slipped a couple of times last week and I’m sure I glimpsed the wizards of business.

They were really, really, really small.

It started with coffee.
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China – an Overview.

By Richard Hall | Published August 7, 2011
Richard Hall, April 2007

Caveat.

For me to say this is to shoot myself in the foot but be careful, very careful about taking the stuff you read in the papers for granted. A lot of what you hear about modern China by ex pats, politicians or journalists is just plain wrong. Sunflower an off duty tour guide who picked me up in the Forbidden City to practice her English told me more about China than I learned anywhere else.
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The Story of the Branding Process from My Perspective.

By Richard Hall | Published August 7, 2011

Introduction

This is a story of my experience working on, with and alongside a lot of brands and describes my learning about the process of branding. Learning to create a brand is more like learning to ride a bicycle on ice than build something in Lego. Things don’t always work out as you planned.
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How Marketing Can Help Change the Future of the World.

By Richard Hall | Published August 7, 2011

A Presentation to the key players in  Leading Hotels of the World In Dublin, Autumn 2010

I was dipping into a book the other day by Tom Peters, the management guru and author, called “Thriving on Chaos”. It was written in 1989.
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Our Future and How to Shape It.

By Richard Hall | Published August 7, 2011

Why are we really here today?

Apart – of course – from being well entertained and meeting some great people… as if that in itself wasn’t enough…
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Art Seen from Outside the Cultural Goldfish Bowl.

By Richard Hall | Published August 7, 2011

My talk is entitled “a view of the Arts, seen from outside the Cultural Goldfish Bowl”. So an obvious first question is – what is Art?
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Leadership, Schmeadership.

By Richard Hall | Published August 7, 2011

Preston Bottger is Professor of Leadership and General Management at IMD. For 25 years he has combined teaching, research and consulting in leadership development and strategy execution. Before joining IMD, Preston Bottger was Professor of the Practice of Management at the Fuqua School of Business, Duke.  His recent book (editor) is “Leading in the Top Team”, Cambridge University Press, 2008. His current research interests are focused on “how individuals develop various capacities for leadership in the context of their organization’s strategy”.
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Ahead of The Games.

By Richard Hall | Published August 7, 2011

A conversation between Richard and Daryll Scott (italics) following a conference of Olympiads talking about the Olympics.
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