Your company should not be more values-led because of the business case. It should be more values-led because that’s simply the right thing to do. 2 of my clients recently wowed me by taking decisions that followed their consciences, despite costing them not insignificant amounts of money. But in doing it, they demonstrated that their […]
Values
This time may be testing your values
What does a values-led business do in the current climate? Well, it can do a lot actually. Reach out to clients to deepen relationships rather than transact. Explore how to provide stability for its workforce through times of volatility. Honour its suppliers where it can, or find ways to minimise pain if it can’t. Think […]
Leaders grow fastest in service of something far bigger than themselves
My times of most significant growth at work always came when I was serving something bigger. Turning around a very dispirited team, the most obvious thing for me was to put myself in their service. And to do it in action, not just in words. It wasn’t some grand sacrifice – it was simply what […]
Be kind in business, and not for the ROI
Given the current vitriolic and disrespectful state of politics and citizenship in the UK and US, I am worried that we’re in danger of losing kindness as a core value of life and relationships. So I just did a search for “kindness in business” on Google. And the results were even more depressing. Because almost […]
The unimportance of nearly everything
It can be sadder than it is aspirational. I see many families, including mine at times, and especially those with kids, stressing over everything. And joy disappears as everything else becomes the priority. Many companies do the same. Everything’s important. Everything’s a priority. I recall sitting in board meetings where we’d discuss our 11 priorities. […]