Human Insight

When You Don't Know Thine Own Self

Hugh Salmon | Posted 12.05.2013 | UK Politics
Hugh Salmon

Isn't it odd how some people take for granted an outstanding talent they possess in sacrifice of a dream they are never going to achieve? They just don't know, or won't accept, what they are good at.

What Makes a Snob?

Hugh Salmon | Posted 26.11.2012 | UK Politics
Hugh Salmon

When faced with pressure or adversity, such as not being allowed to leave Downing Street through the important gate, the people of independent means - spoilt brats you might call them - are more prone to hissy fits like Mitchell.

A Job That's Forever Not Just For Life

Hugh Salmon | Posted 22.08.2012 | UK
Hugh Salmon

This week, anyone who's anyone in advertising has been basking in sunny Cannes at the International Advertising Festival.

Whistleblowing - A Call for New Legislation

Hugh Salmon | Posted 06.08.2012 | UK
Hugh Salmon

On 24 May, when I posted the first of this trilogy on whistleblowing, I referred to a front page article in Management Today about Michael Woodford, 'the British chief executive who blew the whistle on a $1.7bn (£1bn) corporate fraud at Japanese electronics giant Olympus'.

What Are You Special At?

Hugh Salmon | Posted 24.06.2012 | UK
Hugh Salmon

Last night, I watched a TV programme called Safari Vet School with my teenage daughter. The show features a group of young vets helping to protect end...