Writing

Director level thinking, earned the hard way.

Short, direct pieces on governance, leadership, board culture and the realities most directors learn too late. Written by Peter Buglass.

23 July 2026 Functional Stupidity in Action – A Modern Corporate Horror Story My wife sometimes ‘volunteers’ me to help. Usually when officialdom is getting in the way. This time it turned into a glorious adventure into functional stupidity… Read → 1 June 2022 Have You Missed the Clerk of Works? Since the Grenfell Tower disaster we’ve seen plenty of change and commotion in the construction industry. Alongside the obvious requirement to remove dangerous… Read → 1 June 2022 Flat Management, Neighbours From Hell & Cladding Woes If you’ve lived in a block of flats you’ll know there is always someone complaining. About bins, parking, cleaning or something. You’ll also realise that there are… Read → 30 April 2020 Covid 19 Relaxation of Director Liability As a direct result of the restrictions imposed by the Government on us all in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies have suddenly and unexpectedly found… Read → 28 April 2020 An Automatic Door Does Not Replace a Doorman Now you’ve read that statement you know it makes sense. Of course the automatic door is cheaper, doesn’t have time off ill or for holidays, and works all the time… Read → 26 April 2020 Are You a Leader? If somebody joins where you work, with less experience of that workplace, then you can be a leader. It doesn’t matter what post you hold, part-time, volunteer, manager… Read → 24 April 2020 That Inappropriate Outburst is Important. When it happens everyone present is taken aback. Someone you don’t expect makes an emotionally charged, quite loud and direct, criticism of their workplace or of a… Read → 22 April 2020 Is a Contract Worth the Paper It's Written On? There are lots of things said about lawyers. Some say only half of them are right, because when you get to court one side must lose. That set me thinking about a… Read →