Author: ggoulden

Bad behaviour is usually more visible than good. It’s what people talk about, it’s what the news media report on, it’s what experts focus on. Experts are always trying to change bad behaviour by warning of how widespread it is, and they take any opportunity to label it a crisis. Many love talking about the … Continue reading The Destructive Influence of not knowing what others think….

Poor behaviour often comes from other smaller acts that starts a sort of descent to oblivion. Real-world cases of corporate fraud provide evidence of the slippery slope of problematic behaviour. Interviews with financial executives indicted for accounting fraud reveal that their conduct in virtually all cases escalated gradually. Here’s how one former financial chief described it … Continue reading When contests go wrong….

The nickname given to by his parents during his first year of life stayed with him throughout his life. Lucky for him the name RED given to him because of the colour of his hair was one he liked. His friend, CHUBBY, felt differently about the name given to him by his parents.  Overweight as … Continue reading Whats in a name?

Currently we are in the middle of the global 16 Days of Activism. A global campaign to address mens violence against women and girls. There's a clear role for men in this work. Some thoughts. In the last decade my work has taken me down many paths.  On all these I have learned.  I’ve learned … Continue reading Leaders may lead but good leaders create more leaders

Over the past few days news reels have been talking about a toxic culture in one of the United Kingdom’s biggest institutions. On this occasion policing was spared, with the focus this time centred on one of this country’s national treasures, The Red Arrows.  A story in the Times, UK confirmed that more than 40 … Continue reading Red Arrows, Red Flags and how to address toxic cultures.