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Sir Michael Barber

Sir Michael Barber

Science fiction or science fact?

For many decades, writers and filmmakers have laid bare dystopian futures where technological advancement has created a dark and dangerous…

Jan 30, 2020

Science fiction or science fact?

Jan 30, 2020

Sir Michael Barber

Rebuilding trust should be a top priority for leaders

The dictionary definition of trust is “a firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability or strength of someone or something.”

Oct 16, 2019

Rebuilding trust should be a top priority for leaders

Oct 16, 2019

Sir Michael Barber

Delivering when times are changing

Certainty, in life or politics, is never guaranteed. As Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “If life were predictable, it would cease to be life…”

Oct 1, 2019

Delivering when times are changing

Oct 1, 2019

Sir Michael Barber

Why governments need to look “beyond the mirage”

There are few, if any, more important challenges facing humanity than securing high-quality universal education for all children and young…

Jul 30, 2019

Why governments need to look “beyond the mirage”

Jul 30, 2019

Sir Michael Barber

Time to face the facts

The recent terrifying UN report on the steep decline in global biodiversity rightly generated headline news around the world. Then, as…

May 27, 2019

Time to face the facts

May 27, 2019

Sir Michael Barber

How can Governments succeed?

All over the world, contemporary governments find themselves in a triple bind. Citizens demand ever-higher performance from public…

Apr 2, 2019

How can Governments succeed?

Apr 2, 2019

Sir Michael Barber

Will anyone believe you?

What we can still learn from Galileo’s quest for the stars

Feb 27, 2019

Will anyone believe you?

Feb 27, 2019

Sir Michael Barber

Time to Expand the Shrinking Circle

This diagram is my attempt to simplify the current state of the world. It maybe an oversimplification but let me explain. In the inner…

Nov 13, 2018

Time to Expand the Shrinking Circle

Nov 13, 2018

Sir Michael Barber

Making the Most of Setbacks

What’s the opposite of ‘fragile’? Most people say ‘resilient’ but Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of the best selling book ‘The Black Swan’…

Oct 2, 2018

Making the Most of Setbacks

Oct 2, 2018

Sir Michael Barber

What government leaders can learn from Gareth Southgate

Like millions across the planet, I was entranced by the recent World Cup. France were ultimately worthy winners but as a patriotic England…

Aug 1, 2018

What government leaders can learn from Gareth Southgate

Aug 1, 2018

Sir Michael Barber

Sir Michael Barber

Founder and Chairman at Delivery Associates and Chair of the Office for Students . Author, How to Run a Government, (published by Penguin 26 March 2015).

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