When it comes to sustainability and human rights, Fashion has earned a terrible reputation. And mostly for very good reason. But there are some shining examples in there. One of these is pre-owned luxury fashion retailer Sign of the Times. The original Chelsea shop was founded to media buzz in the 1970s. Antonia Johnstone trained […]
Leadership
Too little clarity disempowers your team. Too much suffocates them
A key foundation stone for scaling effectively is clarity. Clarity of purpose first, then of values, of means and of responsibilities. But every CEO who wants to scale will have to grapple with how much detail is needed in terms of that clarity. Your team probably wants more detail (while also wanting more autonomy). And […]
Is your impatience impacting your team?
We’re a restless bunch, us founders. We’re don’t tend to be particularly patient, and we get frustrated when people “don’t just get it”. Or in reality, when they don’t “get” what we get. It’s because we’re passionate about what we’re building. And as a result, we can be less forgiving – either to their face, […]
Doing good and having meaning is a far bigger focus than growing – Stephanie Fisher, Founder Hello Earth
You’ve just moved from one end of the planet to the other. You’re pregnant. And you want to be working. What do you do? It’s a sad indictment on how the workplace still treats pregnancy that for my guest on this #KarmicCapitalist podcast episode, starting a company seemed a more plausible route than finding employment. […]
Getting ready for Next Year
New year round the corner, recession in the works, and a burgeoning need for our businesses to step up and meet environmental and social goals as they meet their commercial ones. Who said running a business was easy? Here’s what I’d look at: *FIRST*Make sure your business-as-usual is working well. You will not be able […]