When Everyone’s Travelling, Governance Breaks First
Summer travel has a predictable effect on organisations. Not because people are less capable but because the invisible scaffolding that keeps decisions clean starts to wobble. The calendar fills with conferences, investor meetings, client dinners, offsites, and “quick stops” in other cities. Half the leadership team is in transit. The other half is covering and […]
The Corridor Question: The Moment Most Leaders Underprepare
The keynote is the easy part. It’s rehearsed. It’s on a stage. The room expects polish. You have slides, a chair, a moderator, and a clear start and finish. The reputational moments that actually shape how people talk about you after your moment under the lights often happen somewhere else. In a corridor. By the […]
What is Private Reputation Counsel — and why would someone need it?
Most people hear the word “reputation” and think of PR, or crisis management. Private Reputation Counsel sits in a different category entirely. It is discreet, senior-level strategic counsel for situations where reputation, scrutiny, trust and decision-making begin to intersect. Usually before a situation becomes public. Before external narratives begin to form. And before pressure starts […]
Roll Call – Issue 5
Issue 5 – April 2025 After an inadvertently long hiatus, we’re back with more viewpoints about reputation and personal brand. This edition has the broad theme of ‘action’ – be it in the form of taking it to disclose and address personal challenges or doing something genuinely adventurous instead of simply creating a digital action […]
Roll Call – Issue 4
Issue 4 Our fourth edition explores reputational challenges faced by a titan of sport, the debate surrounding the Video Assistant Referee and how a new identity and publishing strategy looks to protect the legacy of London’s once most popular newspaper. Nike runs into trouble Overview As the world’s largest sports brand, Nike has long […]
Roll Call – Issue 3
Issue 3 Our third edition focuses on the damaging reputational challenges faced by two major British institutions and a negative misplacement of focus by the office of the Mayor of London. The Scouts fly in the face of their famous motto Overview Some decades ago, I used to spend Wednesday evenings, the odd weekend […]
Roll Call – Issue 2
Issue 2 – 11th October 2023 Our second edition turns to the world of entertainment, covering broadcasters, music venues, and celebrity chefs. 1.) Broadcasters’ changing attitudes to presenters’ behaviour Overview The revelations published by the Times, Sunday Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches on the alleged behaviour of comedian, actor and broadcaster Russell Brand were obviously […]
Roll Call – Issue 1
Issue 1 – 18th August 2023 With the return of the English Premier League last weekend and with FIFA Women’s World Cup reaching its exciting conclusion, what better opportunity to kick-off a look at some of the recent stories from the world’s most popular sport through a reputational lens. 1.) Lauren James’ red card against […]