Blogs and articles by Craig Dean
Articles relating to the chamber of commerce.
If you ask the average business owner whether they have internet access, they are very likely to answer ‘yes’. If you ask them if they have broadband, most, but not all will continue to answer confidentially in the affirmative. If you ask them if they have ‘superfast broadband’ a look of confusion slowly spreads across …
The first time I came to this great state was in September 2001. The first time I came to Denver was to visit the airport on 10 September 2001. The 18th African Children’s Choir were set to fly back to West Africa, via Belfast and Choir 19 (that I was chaperoning) met up with them …
When it comes to the Queen, I’m a big fan. It’s become fashionable to mock the pomp and circumstance and to view her Highness as a dusty old relic of a bygone age, but to do so is to misrepresent a monarch that has done more to modernise and adapt than any predecessor – and …
Today I had the privilege of addressing the graduating cohort of about forty-five students and their police trainers from the Natural Born Leader’s programme being run by Greater Manchester Police. This great programme takes young people on a week-long course to develop their natural leadership skills. The speaker before me was Duane Bryan, who was a …
This article first appeared as a guest blog on the GMCC Blog on 22 June 2012. I’m a technologist. I have an iPad and an iPhone, I have Android and Windows devices, I have an Xbox, a PS3, a Wii and even an AppleTV. It would be natural to think that I believe in technology …
Right, let me start by apologising for being a bit lax on the blogging front. To be fair the Wi-Fi connection in Rhodes was a little underwhelming, and although I did pen an article it disappeared into the ether. However, I’ve not been wasting my time off! Thanks to everyone who left me so many …
Update: This post has now appeared in the Oldham Chronicle as can be seen on the Web Apps Website. In Oldham we seem to find it easy to focus on the negatives, but having attended a number of events showcasing plans for regeneration, it’s difficult to feel anything but positive. Oldham is pushing forward, to show …
If you are a regular reader of my articles you will be aware that social responsibility is a key area I focus on. This policy needs to be addressed in order for any business, no matter what size to develop in the way it wants to. Without policies in place how can you determine where …
How do you measure success? In the business world there’s a misplaced obsession with two metrics – turnover and profit. Running your business within these parameters would be like choosing your life partner based only on eye colour and height – I suppose it’s a start, but you would be missing out on so much …
Legacy. At times it can be a boon, inspiring culture and rooting us with a strong identity forged in the fires of history. But it can also be a weighty anchor pulling us to the bottom. In business, there are no awards for being first out of the blocks; the gold medals are reserved for …