I know, people tell you that if you don’t know how to do something get someone else to do it who does and I actually agree with that. It’s likely to be done far more quickly, you don’t spend a day and a half on one thing when you could be doing so many other […]
Open Mind is a proud to sponsor the Doc Media exhibition and ‘think tank’ event taking place on Wednesday 25th November as part of the month long Documentary Media month of free events. Doc Media exhibition in association with Senika Simon to mark the UN Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women / contributions by […]
At this time of year, that is, the end of each year, everyone is feels like they have to start things a fresh, even if they know it’s unlikely they will succeed at this ‘change task’. Then, there follows the feeling of guilt about making a promise to yourself that you’ve not kept., And there […]
Excellent examples of good businesses can be found in many places. The Goldmark Art gallery in Uppingham is an example of how one can develop ones passion into a business resulting in world class recognition and longevity. The owner of the Goldmark Gallery, Mike Goldmark, started as a small book shop, but over the 40 years he […]
The next WISE Networking Event will be the Festival of Social Entrepreneurship 2013 on Tuesday 23 April 2013 from 9.30am – 2.00pm at De Montfort Hall. Please put this date in your diary. Why it’s great… The Festival of Social Entrepreneurship celebrates the achievements of social enterprise in Leicester; but this year it’s BIGGER and BETTER. […]
Many of my clients and friends may be aware that I have been the National Chair of Women in Management (WiM) for the past three years. WiM works to support the career development of women across all sectors in the UK and Internationally. Following on from an event in November at which Cherry Blair was […]
Many of may recall that we at Open Mind proudly joined with the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Malta Institute of Management (MIM) and Women in Management (WIM) to host the Mothers in Management Conference in Brussels last month, the title of which was Family Friendly Enterprises. It was a very lively discussion with […]
Director Sandra Pollock is off to Brussels to speak at another European Conference on Friday 8th February 2013. This time Open Mind has teamed up with the Malta Institute of Management, Women in Management and The European Economic and Social Committee to host Mothers in Management – Family Friendly Enterprises. Topics to be covered in the […]
Every year it is the same, come the 31 December we begin to entertain thoughts on making the coming year better, achieving more and having a more satisfying life. I do exactly the same thing each year. I like this time of year for just this reason, it gets me focused and ready to step […]
This is first of three blogs on this topic In these challenging times we all need some help finding ways through it. We all know that things will get better, but at times it can get hard to hang in there. As I speak to many of my clients; (Managers and Business owners) many are […]
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