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If you can’t change the world, change yourself

Iyas A · Sep 26, 2020 ·

Do we take offence, or do we change things? Or do we do both? There’s a lovely parable in Buddhist tradition. To walk in a world of thorns, we could remove all the thorns or cover every inch with leather. Or we can wear leather sandals. Many of our current business practices are covering the […]

Have your kids influenced your business?

Iyas A · Sep 20, 2020 ·

Next week, my eldest child starts at uni. And it makes me wonder what kind of parent I’ve been. Not just whether I’ve had a positive influence on his character, or created enough laughter on the way. But also whether I’ve helped create a better or worse world for him to grow up in to. […]

Being good isn’t enough

Iyas A · Jun 8, 2020 ·

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” What is true of “men” in Edmund Burke’s famous quote is true of any social unit – communities, companies, governments. I believe most humans are good, and the vast majority are not intentionally bad. With a few exceptions (step […]

Leading in Crisis (4) – Be open

Iyas A · May 21, 2020 ·

Out of 7 roles of authority, business leaders currently rank last in public opinion of response to the Covid Crisis. Behind journalists. Behind government leaders. Why is that? My guess would be that it’s because most are doing a shocking job of listening to and looking after their teams. It’s really hard to look after […]

On the need to pay more attention

Iyas A · Nov 16, 2019 ·

Yesterday morning, I saw Sally Helgesen talk about her new book, “How Women Rise”. I went with 2 ladies I work with who I thought might find it interesting. For me, I was hoping to better understand some challenges that many women face in rising to senior leadership roles, so I could think how I […]

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