Kevin Barrett

Kevin Barrett is group development director at Howdens.

Opinion
Opinion: How to turn business purpose into profit-making reality
2019-12-09T07:00:00
In my last article, I wrote about the importance of articulating the ‘why’ of business to employees, in order to help translate lofty company missions into meaningful activities and to create a shared sense of purpose.
Opinion
Opinion: ‘Why’ is more important than ‘what’ for successful retailers
2019-10-18T05:00:00
I have two daughters. Last weekend, I found myself fielding the following questions (among others): “Dad, why don’t people share their homes with homeless people?”; “Why did the First World War start?”; “Why do I need to do maths when I have a calculator on my phone?”; “Why do I need to lay the table, why can’t Evie?” And the classic: “Dad, why are you so embarrassing?”