With all the talk of servant leadership, we forget the need for servant followership. And that all of that service is to the community. Companies that create the most good run like well functioning communities. And thriving communities work because the collective interest of *all* (aka purpose), is more important than the sum of often […]
Rebuild With Purpose
Would you give your shares away? It’s about more than karma
Ben Brabyn’s had a fascinating career across multiple touchpoints with entrepreneurship. He’s … set up and sold his own company; represented entrepreneurs for global investment at the DTI; headed Level39, London’s biggest fintech entrepreneurship hub; created a company to connect entrepreneurs to people who wouldn’t typically inhabit that world. This gives him unique insights that […]
BHAG? Remove half a billion tons of carbon emissions every year
Jan Rippingale’s ambitions were never small. At an early age, Jan was looking first to be an astronaut. On the way to president. Ironically, working with John Glenn turned her ambitions away from this, and more towards using technology to create impact. Her chosen area of impact is to reduce our carbon footprint. And her […]
Heading back to the business of business is business
Is the business of business just business? And if so, how far does “business” go? Are benefits business? Internal committees? I’ve always been a fan of the ethos of Basecamp. I love how they simplify. I really like their readiness to do the things that make sense, rather than the things that LinkedIn or every […]
In plateaus, do you learn or do you defend?
Plateaus are insidious. Because although they’re not a good place to be, there’s not so much pain that you rip off the plaster to do something different. There are some common patterns in most companies that hit The Plateau… … There’s always a good reason why doing things differently won’t work… … Or relentless explanations […]