A fundamental principle if you want to do purpose well in your company is to look after your profit. Note that “look after” is not the same as “maximise”. Ruth Hartnoll, co-founder and CEO of [Matchstick Creative](https://matchstickcreative.co.uk/), has seen what that looks like up close! In this episode of the Karmic Capitalist podcast, she tells the […]
Culture
The danger of our current obsession with authenticity
We have a real obsession with “authenticity” today, which I fear in many ways is a toxic one. I’m not advocating by any means that we look for lies, to pretend to be something we’re not. But I fear that “authenticity” today, and certainly the way I see it being discussed with regards to what […]
While we’re in the hustle, remember this
This is for you if you’re … the CEO hustling to build the next unicorn / your exit / a business that matters; the member of the leadership team managing your stuff while trying to figure out what the CEO/MD wants; the entrepreneur for who if it’s not 10x, it’s not worth doing; building the […]
The importance of your not making (all / most) decisions
Almost every company I see where the CEO is too busy suffers from at least one of 3 key criteria not being in place. Missing any of them means that the CEO gets involved in too many decisions, often at FAR too micro a level. (For involved, read “making the decision” or, more commonly, “overturning […]
You think you’ve survived …
A number of businesses I meet are dying slowly. Often without knowing it. And it’s just like the sunny spell we’re enjoying in the UK. I know. It’s the summer. Sun’s out. And here I am talking about business death, and relating it to the sunshine. Here’s why. There was a fascinating article recently in […]