What price for your values? Seriously, if you run a company, and were asked, what price would you put on your values? If you’re the CEO or MD of a company, you WILL be called on to put a price. Almost certainly first by your team. Most likely, it will come from sales. “We have […]
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Why we need rubbish data – Karmic Capitalist podcast with Al Costa
Rubbish data gets such a bad rap. The reality is that it can be an essential part of how we get better at recycling. That’s the thrust behind Tekn Trash, founded by Al Costa who is my guest on this episode of the Karmic Capitalist podcast (find it on most podcast players). Tekn Trash tracks […]
Everyone in your company at some level is jockeying for position
Everyone has blind spots, and CEOs are no different. One of the biggies is forgetting that you’re the only one at the top of the tree. Even in a company with a flat structure, you’re still the one who will be deferred to for the biggest decisions. And usually for anything relating to pay, and […]
“We take off 3% before we’ve even started” – Laura Hannan of Pitch121
Every so often, your company may donate to charity. And that’s fantastic. But what if you committed to give 3% of your sales revenue come what may? Including if you were making a loss? Brave? Foolhardy? Or simply committed to do good? It might even make you think about your business differently. In this episode […]
Where’s “happy” in your strategy?
If you’re running a company, and especially if you’re running a company you founded, I have one question for you. Why are you doing it? Seriously. Why do you do what you do? What are your top 1,2 or 3 reasons? If high up in your reasons you don’t have some variation of “to create […]