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 […]
Books
How business fits into History, Anthropology, Climate, Society and what to do about it!
“We have everything we need to fix things and make it better for everyone in the world… Perhaps not the billionaires.” Can business leaders make a serious dent in climate change? Mark Maslin, UCL professor of Sustainability, company founder of Rezatec and author of “How to Save Our Planet – the Facts“, believes that we can […]
Choose Greatness over Size
In Bo Burlingham’s magnificent book, Small Giants, he talks about a special type of company. A company that evokes a human connection. A company which, as per the subtitle of the book, chooses greatness over size. At the heart of these companies leaders have “deep emotional attachments to the business, to the people who worked […]
If you don’t like choosing between horrible and cataclysmic, don’t become CEO.
Hard choices often end up in one of two ugly places: Analysis paralysis – no decision, but just an ongoing slow pain, or flip-flopping decisions – often depending on who you’re speaking to. I’ve seen this a lot in many leaders, including CEOs. Sometimes, it’s because the choices are genuinely difficult to compare. Other times […]
Are your people resources or sources?
“Businesses must view people not as resources but as sources. A resource is like a lump of coal; you use it and it’s gone. A source is like the sun—virtually inexhaustible and continually generating energy, light, and warmth.” From Conscious Capitalism by John E. Mackey , Rajendra S. Sisodia, Bill George One of many gems […]