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I just came across what looks like a fab new initiative via Twitter, run by PwC with chef Simon Boyle and his Beyond Food Foundation, De Vere Venues and the School for Social Entrepreneurs. The three-way partnership between the private, public and third sectors will help disadvantaged individuals develop skills and find work through a [...]

We asked Julia Middleton, Founder and Chief Executive of Common Purpose who inspires her…. People who stand up and don’t grovel. Whether they are swanky or not. Whether they change the world or just their streets. People who take a step forward rather than back when faced with a challenge. Who inspires you? What do [...]

Here is a list of Julia Middleton‘s top 10 inspirational leaders: Ronald Arculli Narayana Murthy Jude Kelly Marjorie Scardino Cyril Ramaphosa Matt Baggott Helena Kennedy Devi Shetty Isher Ahluwalia Bernd Kundrun Who would make your top 10 inspirational leaders? What is it about them that makes them stand out? Share your top leaders… Common PurposeCommon [...]

Does it matter what out leaders wear? Are clothes something that is crucial when judging someone for the first time? This is something that I have been thinking about for a while now as I meet more and more people in my role as Common Purpose’s Media and Communications Officer. When you meet someone in [...]

Sometimes the words that you use can greatly alter the message you are trying to convey. I just came across this video and I am blown away. Something as little, yet as powerful as words can change a message this much. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzgzim5m7oU&w=500&h=311] Isabella Betkowski

As a serial entrepreneur, Julia Middleton posed this question to me and requested that I write this blog post. At first, it sounded like an easy assignment…but once you drill down into it, it certainly gets the grey matter working! At the outset, I completely buy into the “serve to lead model” concept (incidentally the [...]

When I started work, I was very lucky. My first boss gave me opportunities to lead small teams from a very early age – to learn some of the lessons at an age when I could simply bounce back from my mistakes – to mess up when the stakes were not high – to succeed [...]

This post is written by Isabella Betkowski, Media and Communications Officer at Common Purpose. I just stumbled upon a fab little blog “Cool things in random places“. When you are stuck in a concrete jungle like London for most of the week, remembering that there are some fantastic sights and creations out there. I think [...]

This post is written by Isabella Betkowski, Media and Communications Officer at Common Purpose. I was speaking to a friend recently about having ambitions in life, and their importance. Despite meeting numerous individuals in a whole host of situations, each one of these people did not share the same view. I believe that even if [...]

This post is written by Isabella Betkowski, Media and Communications Officer at Common Purpose. I have spent the last few days on holiday in Cornwall and found some of the places that I visited so inspirational. As a born and bred Londoner, and a city girl through and through, little trips to places like Cornwall [...]