31 1 13 marks he global launch date for a new book. ”The Music of Business” blends MBA level thinking with business pragmatism and parallel lessons from the world of music. Acclaimed by Harvey Goldsmith, the man behind Live Aid and just about every great concert around the world, you can preview the book [...]
Rusalka I spent a night at the opera recently, when we went to see Rusalka, by Dvorak. In brief Rusalka develops the fairy story of a mermaid, who longs to leave her underwater kingdom. She falls in love with a handsome prince but must pay the price of losing her voice. Of course the opera [...]
I’ve been composing and recording a piece of music of late for a short film with the Dutch Malaria Foundation and someone who works for the World Bank, to persuade World Governments to stop the sale of counterfeit drugs for malaria in Africa. Here is the piece – at present not for general distribution as [...]
There is a school of thought that says that creativity is enhanced by having all the resources you need. There is an equal and opposite view that suggests that limitations can be the spur to creativity. It is to this view that I want to turn. Starting with the gypsy jazz musician Django Reinhardt: Tony [...]
I was asked recently by BBC Radio 4 about how I use social media to achieve real results, bearing in mind that this artform also doubles as a ‘favourite waste of time’ for some people. I was drawn towards two examples, one hugely successful, the other a comedy of errors which ended in glorious failure. The [...]
June saw the culmination of the “Riffs and Myths of Leadership” event, featuring Bernie Tormé, Ozzy Osbourne’s and Ian Gillan’s guitarist, hosted by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply in partnership with The Open University Business School. I must say it was a super night. Here’s a little window into what took place on the [...]
This is the first post to introduce my new book “Punk Rock People Management”, which will be serialised over time at A-Speakers. Before we start, here’s a classic piece of Punk Rock – New Rose by The Damned: NEW ROSE - THE DAMNED I had the great fortune of seeing The Damned, The Doctors of Madness, [...]
The hard rock band Deep Purple are responsible for millions of young boys camping out in music shops trying to play the riff to ‘Smoke on the Water‘. At the age of 14 I used to sit at the top of the stairs at home in the darkness trying to figure out the riff with [...]
I’m delighted to announce a very exciting event coming up. We are putting on a ‘Monsters of Rock Business’ event. A unique blend of a leadership keynote, business to business networking, a live music performance and an opportunity to meet Bernie Tormé and John Howitt, star performers. The event is part of an offering [...]
