I (and many others) write a lot about the responsibilities of the leader, and what we should be doing to better the lot of our teams and our companies. What I see a lot less written about is the responsibility of that team, of employees to the company. But if you are paid for work, […]
From the Dalai Lama to Experian – Isabel Kelly’s road from campaigner to business change
What human impact does your business have? Isabel Kelly watched first hand how business influence was used to secure the release of political prisoners. That left her with a lasting impression of the power of business to positively impact human rights which she’s taken with her in her business engagements with Profit with Purpose Ltd […]
Great companies don’t prioritise size over mojo – Bo Burlingham
Bo Burlingham‘s excellent book, “Small Giants“, charts the stories of companies for whom being great is more important than being big. In each case, the founders or CEOs faced very real choices between following tried and tested growth paths or doing something different and keeping their mojo. Sometimes, that meant rejecting mouth-watering exits. But they […]
We’re trying to standardise what “good” is, but we shouldn’t – Charles Radclyffe
Much of the ESG drive, especially in reporting, is to standardise what is good, what is ethical. Get to an index as definitive as sales or EBITDA for your environmental, social and governance impact. But does that make sense? Whose standards are the standard? Are anyone’s standards entirely objective? This is a nuanced truth which Charles […]
Are you doing so much that you’re crowding out what matters?
I work too much. I suspect I may be a workaholic. I keep trying to cram more into the same finite time that I had when I had less to do. But it doesn’t do me good. And it doesn’t help my family. I also don’t believe it helps my business. My business serves a […]