The rain in Spain

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Jamie Jauncey

I’m on the train to catch a plane to fly to Spain where the rain, I hope, stays mainly on the plain. We, the Dark Angels, will be in the mountains of Andalucia – where fellow writer John Simmons and … Continue reading →

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Cherish the stories

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Jamie Jauncey

There’s a wise storyteller called David Campbell who cuts a distinctive figure about Edinburgh with his kilt and ponytail. ‘Story is the lifeline of human consciousness,’ says David. ‘Stories do not argue. They speak to the heart.’ Smart organisations have … Continue reading →

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Human capital

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Jamie Jauncey

I’m a latecomer to the superbly written White House drama series, The West Wing. In the first series, the deputy chief of staff meets with a black senator who wants the government to start making reparation for slavery. As their … Continue reading →

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Murder by process

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Jamie Jauncey

“Viola Tors wanted more community involvement, public hearings, more transparency, a poll, an environmental impact study …She was a killer of wonderful ideas and like so many murderers, she used procedure as a weapon.” Viola Tors features in Liberty, the … Continue reading →

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‘Sir, you have agitated my heart.’

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Jamie Jauncey

For the last nine years I’ve sat on the board of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, the world’s largest literary festival. It has been one of the most enriching experiences of my working life, and every year as August comes … Continue reading →

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Welcome to my blog

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Jamie Jauncey

  I’ve called it A Few Kind Words because that’s the title of a talk I gave recently to a group of HR directors. Paradoxically, it’s HR people who are often the unkindest of all in the way they use … Continue reading →

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