We’ve just had a wonderful time snowboarding and skiing in Sierra Nevada in the South of Spain. The range is nowhere near as big as the Alps, and warm weather meant that only about 30% of the slopes were open. My younger self would have written this off as a dull holiday, and would have […]
Management
The organisation trying to fix a fundamental employment paradox in the UK
We have a bit of an employment paradox in the UK. As Matt Powell, the founder and CEO of Breaking Barriers, puts it “We have a government that is anti-immigration, and an economy that needs immigration to function at its capacity.” That’s the gap, the gap between refugees that have made it to the UK […]
Preparing the next generation of execs for business and impact – Tom Rippin CEO of On Purpose
For business to be better, we (i.e. humans) need to be better. The way most companies have been doing business in the last few decades has been having a glaringly detrimental impact on society and the environment. If we’re to pull it back, we need to do it quickly. Tom Rippin is a systems thinker. In […]
Is mental health a concern in your company?
Mental health is a minefield for CEOs to deal with. {Disclaimer – I am not a mental health professional. Someone will likely tell me that this post is irresponsible. But it comes from real conversations with real CEOs dealing with real people. It also comes from genuine concern that our resilience and ability to grow […]
Do you control your team or bring out the best in them?
Are you going to be the CEO who controls your team or the one who brings out the best in them? Because both actually need the same foundation. Both require a framework and direction to be effective. The challenge is that many of us “nice” people misinterpret bringing out the best in people as simply […]