Bullying was in the news before Christmas because of things going on at the highest level of government. This piece is most definitely not a comment on that, but it did serve as a reminder of how complex an issue bullying can be. I retired from IBEX at the end of 2019, but while working I had an occasional involvement with the Trade Unions, including participating in training about bullying. This was a real eye-opener for all concerned. Many people might consider the Trade Un

That is, for using Church buildings as a base for enterprising service and mission. A significant concern for post holders serving IBEX in the Church in Community Officer post these last 9 years, has been to advise and guide the redevelopment of Church and community buildings for good use with the communities in which they are set. Our website has a resource, a how-to, on redeveloping your Church and the development of a Church Café. Much support has been given by myself and

It can be good in a time of crisis to look ahead hopefully to the longer term. So it is that IBEX is intrigued by the growing movement concerning ‘business purpose’. We read that it is 50 years since the economist Milton Friedman, beloved by the political right in the 1980s, who wrote that: “The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits” (especially for shareholders). T hose concerned with Social Justice and tackling economic inequality have long challenged

A conversation piece on Purpose, Sustainability, and real planning dilemmas in Portsmouth. IBEX plans to offer a reflection on a significant developing movement in business circles, referred to as the Purpose movement by at least one socially concerned investment finance expert. This worldwide action research process has been promoted by the British Academy and focussed on the Future of the Corporation these last 2 years. For IBEX, I attended one of their ongoing sessions onl