better conversations
better outcomes
As the founder and CEO of the Core Solutions Group, I spend a great deal of time thinking and speaking about mediation, negotiation, conflict management, leadership and communication. I am told I should write some of these thoughts down… so, here goes…
With Scotland’s constitutional issue set to take centre stage once again, many will be fearful that division and rancour may follow. Back in 2014 and in subsequent years, the debate has often generated more heat than light. …
The Auditor General’s recent report on the construction of two CalMac ferries identified various failures. One critical aspect was the breakdown of relationships between two of the main protagonists, CMAL, the Scottish Government-owned ferry purchasers, and …
“The only thing which will redeem mankind is co-operation,” observed the philosopher Bertrand Russell. Perhaps only a real crisis is enabling us truly to appreciate what this means and what it might take. What if …
To follow up on my last blog about TEDGlobal, here are some suggestions for conversation topics about a new Scotland: What do we mean by independence? In an interdependent world, where does nationalism fit? How important …
Some readers will have seen my piece in the Scotsman recently commenting on concerns expressed about the conduct of a Scottish Parliament committee when questioning those appearing before it on the subject of the Parliament's …
We all know that something really interesting happened in British politics with the agreement of the Conservatives and Lib-Dems to work in coalition. What is interesting is the reaction. People don't quite know how to …
An intriguing and unheralded intervention in the general election campaign came last week from the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution in London. The Centre suggested that, with the prospect of a "hung" parliament, what we …
Core Solutions Group
Sitemap
Privacy Policy
Scott House
10 South St Andrew Street
Edinburgh
EH2 2AZ
