'It is no longer enough - as so many may have been doing for so long - merely for us to operate honestly within a system that has lost its direction. We now need to mould the system itself so that it increasingly reflects the values to which we aspire...

How frustrating... I had spent 20 minutes trying to fold a five metre collapsable photographic screen back into its bag following a video blog shoot. It was like a wild creature that no matter how I tried it was bent on staying free. Finally I telephoned a friend who works in the film industry who I was sure would be able to help...

The product launch was imminent and was involving the whole business pulling together to make it happen. One of the key personnel suddenly left the organisation leaving a gaping hole in the team. There was no time to go through a long recruitment process to find a replacement there were deadlines to meet...

A business executive who to the outside observer looked like he had everything actually had another very different story to tell... a marriage that had been struggling for years and it seemed had reached the point of no return. The stress was now showing itself at work...

Matt Bird the Relationologist explores how you increase your personal impact - 'Do you make people feel appreciated or taken for granted?'

Matt Bird the Relationologist explores how you increase your personal impact - 'Do You Make People Feel Special Or Insignificant?'

Matt Bird the Relationologist explores how you increase your personal impact - 'Do you make people feel at ease or on edge?'

A few years ago I met a black business leader and we struck up a genuine friendship. As we got to know each other we promised to introduce each other to each other's worlds. I began to take him to events and meetings and he joked with me that they were a 'whitewash' (all the faces in the room were white)...

The London head quarters of a high street bank welcomed me to their top floor board room. I was to deliver a lunchtime seminar followed by discussion and book signing for a group of their executives. I was delighted with the event and more importantly so was the executive who had put their reputation on the line to get me invited...

Matt Bird the Relationologist looks at 'How Do You Build International Business Relationships' the first step of which is to acknowledge difference