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.

Human Insight - based on our experiences, not AI's

The Good that comes when your business model aligns perfectly with your purpose – Tumelo’s Georgia Stewart

The Good that comes when your business model aligns perfectly with your purpose – Tumelo’s Georgia Stewart

Stepping up to meet the global challenges we face today is going to need concerted action from us in all…

Is your sustainability certificate greenwash, limited, or expansive?

Is your sustainability certificate really making a difference? How deep does it go? Has it helped shape your commercial strategy?…

It’s not about empowerment

Leaders should not empower their teams. We should not empower women. We should not empower under-represented minorities. As far back…
How business fits into History, Anthropology, Climate, Society and what to do about it!

How business fits into History, Anthropology, Climate, Society and what to do about it!

“We have everything we need to fix things and make it better for everyone in the world… Perhaps not the…
We donated 16% of our time to charities in 2020

We donated 16% of our time to charities in 2020

Purpose can be a real facilitator for growth and profitability. And in turn, growth increases your ability to make impact, while…

Don’t build a mansion on cardboard foundations

I’m stunned sometimes by how often the basics get overlooked and then bite your business in the most painful way.…
“How do you drive the endless supply of money that is business into doing good?” – Neal Gandhi of The Panoply

“How do you drive the endless supply of money that is business into doing good?” – Neal Gandhi of The Panoply

This episode of #TheKarmicCapitalist podcast is so back-to-back full of real life, practical lessons that it was nigh-on impossible to…

The power of values for simplifying

Clear Values Simplify. Company values should do 3 things. Align: clear expectations make decisions easier and more delegatable; Attract: aligned…

The best companies are communities

With all the talk of servant leadership, we forget the need for servant followership. And that all of that service…

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