I went to see the Barbie movie with a girlfriend I’ve known since I was 12 and between us we have 5 sons (no girls). We never played dolls together and we were only introduced to Barbie when we were adults. Sindy (girl next door with lots of fashionable outfits) and Tressie (who’s hair grew) were the dolls that young British girls played with in our day. Of course, we knew lots about Barbie (who wouldn’t with Mattel’s marketing) and…
Whatever the result in the semi-finals vs. Australia tomorrow, the Lionesses have had a wonderful World Cup tournament. Sarina Wiegman is a shining beacon of brilliant leadership, creating a squad of players and coaching staff who believe in and trust each other. It’s not just about the superstar players – it’s about everyone working together to create the magic. The Lionesses generate an atmosphere of joy and goodwill with their skill, humour and pioneering spirit. Every single one of the…
Recently I was eavesdropping while waiting in a queue to go into a music festival. I can’t help it – blame it on my natural curiosity developed through years of being an insight specialist – together with unavoidably hearing three blokes talking loudly about their trials and tribulations with women. They weren’t young guys – probably 40s and 50s – and what looked like the older of the three was lamenting the ‘problems’ with his girlfriend. This is how I…