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Swine flu – and what to do

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

I had to speak at two NHS conferences recently relating to swine flu. Certainly, there is a fear of an almost Tsunami-like deluge of public concern, media overkill, and bombardment from so many different directions – which can all overload and overwhelm the hard-working network communications professionals. Putting the issue into context, I depicted a [...]

What makes a great man?

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

This may sound like a cliché but the world of football was united in its grief and sadness in response to the death last week of Sir Bobby Robson, the former England manager. His track record was outstanding: almost getting England to a World Cup Final in 1986 and 1990, European success for unfashionable Ipswich [...]

Kenya – an inspiration for learning

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

I was a speaker at the International Public Relations Conference in Nairobi, Kenya last month. I shared insights, experiences in public relations, brand communications and creativity. I also learned a great deal, from the people and the place. The delegates were a committed group of executives who, in their daily lives, must overcome obstacles which [...]

Diolch yn fawr iawn

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

After 3 weeks on the road (and canal) it’s time to catch up and what I have been doing in recent weeks A very big thank you must go to all the people who made my tour of Welsh (June 28th-July3rd) such a success. An outstanding hero was Nia Lynn Jones at Momentwm public relations [...]

Solo week-long tour of Wales promotes green shoots

Monday, June 15th, 2009


Some of Wales’ leading names – including the DVLA, Admiral Insurance, universities and local authorities – are playing host to a one man effort to travel across the Principality in one week to banish recession blues and inspire people to become green shoots for an economic upturn.

World-leading creativity expert Andy Green will be doing a one week-long tour of Wales at the end of June (June 29th to July 3rd) where he will be giving inspirational talks to help people be more resourceful, spot opportunities, and harness what he calls ‘Golden Swan’ opportunities in the recession.