Thoughts on Books

“Police stab vests are not built for humans with breasts”

“Police stab vests are not built for humans with breasts”

Caroline Criado Perez is sadly spot on to highlight that we are collectively undervaluing both paid and unpaid work by women. Although there’s some talk of the enormous value of…
The importance of the internal compass

The importance of the internal compass

“Our ambition should not be to win, then, but to play with our full effort. Our intention is not to be thanked or recognized, but to help and to do…
Not quite “Don’t Look Up” – but not unlike it either

Not quite “Don’t Look Up” – but not unlike it either

I’ve often seen companies (and their teams) suffer unduly from something that was foreseen, planned for, but then not averted. So many “decisions” made but then not implemented. Captured eloquently…
Team over individual favours the team and the individual

Team over individual favours the team and the individual

“Teams win when their individual members trust each other enough to prioritize team success over individual glory; paradoxically, winning as a team is the best way for the team members…
Great companies don’t prioritise size over mojo – Bo Burlingham

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…

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