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 […]
Values
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 […]
If you’re giggling every time you say your values, probably time for a rethink
Red Badger is one of the UK’s most successful digital transformation agencies. Founded by 3 friends coming out of Conchango, a successful previous generation agency, they decided they wanted to do things better. At the heart of that ambition was to do two simple things. First, deliver significant change and impact to clients, and second […]
Bill Gates wanted to stuff it to IBM
As far as BHAGs go, Eliminating Global Healthcare Inequalities has got to be out there with the best. Though Alphalake being a British company, it’s a little more modest. “To work towards global health equality.” This is just the fourth part of a strong mission, which aside from being a key part of founder Olly […]
“I think I’ve just paid £50,000 for a word I already knew”
Many CEOs call their companies “people companies”. Occasionally they mean it! Far more occasionally still, it translates into every sinew of a company’s being. Answer Digital comes about as close as you can get within the tech consulting sector. I don’t know what perks they offer, or if they’ve latched on to the latest must-shout-about […]