Insights from the Arena

Our antidote to generic, AI-generated content. Observations, patterns, discussions and provocations of what we've seen in the arena of leading people to create successful positive businesses.

Karmic Capitalist Podcast Stories from founders and advisors to businesses with values at the heart of their commercial model. From startups to post IPOs.

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The main obstacle to scaling up

The main obstacle to scaling up

There’s one main obstacle that stops agencies and consultancies from scaling up… … CEOs / MDs being unable to step…
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Moving from what my job is to what my contribution is

In the best leadership teams, Sales Directors evolve from “My job is sales” to “My job is to meet our…
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Scaling a data consultancy based on values – David Ellis

Scaling a data consultancy based on values – David Ellis

In a world where we (rightly) look for companies whose business it is to help us solve the climate and…
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The servant leader and my rights

I (and many others) write a lot about the responsibilities of the leader, and what we should be doing to…
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From the Dalai Lama to Experian – Isabel Kelly’s road from campaigner to business change

From the Dalai Lama to Experian – Isabel Kelly’s road from campaigner to business change

What human impact does your business have? Isabel Kelly watched first hand how business influence was used to secure the…
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Great companies don’t prioritise size over mojo – Bo Burlingham

Great companies don’t prioritise size over mojo – Bo Burlingham

Bo Burlingham‘s excellent book, “Small Giants“, charts the stories of companies for whom being great is more important than being…
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We’re trying to standardise what “good” is, but we shouldn’t – Charles Radclyffe

We’re trying to standardise what “good” is, but we shouldn’t – Charles Radclyffe

Much of the ESG drive, especially in reporting, is to standardise what is good, what is ethical. Get to an index…
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Are you doing so much that you’re crowding out what matters?

Are you doing so much that you’re crowding out what matters?

I work too much. I suspect I may be a workaholic. I keep trying to cram more into the same…
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How Repc is closing the digital divide while fighting waste – Bevil Williams

How Repc is closing the digital divide while fighting waste – Bevil Williams

To succeed in addressing today’s large challenges, we’ll need collaboration between business, government, the third sector and society. But we…
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