Liz Truss this morning said in interview that there are more important things to focus on than whether Boris Johnson broke lockdown rules. This debacle is a treasure trove of lessons on values, on apologies, and on leadership. Values I tell all companies I work with to get their values in place, and to make […]
Culture
Accept bad behaviour to make it your culture
For “new behaviour model” read values or purpose. I don’t think I’ve worked in or supported a company that hasn’t gone through this dilemma. A “good” performer, i.e. one that nails their numbers or gets big wins or makes useful intros, but who doesn’t live the values or has a negative impact on the team […]
“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 women’s unpaid work, in homes, families and societies, there’s far from global recognition and subsequent action. And on women’s paid work, I still see an […]
You don’t lead organisations. You lead people.
You don’t lead organisations. You lead people. Obvious, but so often forgotten. I know many CEOs who are at heart very human and humane, but feel a peer pressure especially when in groups to do “what a CEO is supposed to do”. And they lose sight of the fact that in the end, it’s people […]
Guaranteed business failure
You can absolutely do things guaranteed to make your business fail. But unfortunately, there aren’t things you can do which are guaranteed to make your business succeed. It is the same asymmetry at play in Seneca’s sage quote that _”an age builds up cities: an hour destroys them. In a moment the ashes are made, […]