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

Are your people resources or sources?

Are your people resources or sources?

“Businesses must view people not as resources but as sources. A resource is like a lump of coal; you use…
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Sometimes you need to quit to win

This is an interesting article from Fast Company. Especially for those of us schooled with the discipline to always finish…
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If you don’t give honest feedback, don’t expect improvement

If you don’t give honest feedback, don’t expect improvement

I found this on a school report from when I was 12. It’s wonderfully honest. I’d wager he was really…
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Your lack of engagement isn’t entirely your boss’s fault

Your lack of engagement isn’t entirely your boss’s fault

Unpopular post alert. We read a lot these days about low employee engagement. Fingers usually point at managers, and often…
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In world of uncertainty, leaders need to lean on confidence

In the uncertain world we live in, effective leadership bridges the gap to certainty with humble confidence. Today’s high levels…
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You are what you do, not what you say you are.

“You are what you do, not what you say you are.” Simple truth from Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard’s wonderful book…
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Here’s my hypothesis

One of my favourite ways of provoking thought and discussion when I’m with a team is to come up with…
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A CEO’s fundamental duty is to create an environment for their team to flourish

A CEO’s fundamental duty is to create an environment for their team to flourish

One of the core responsibilities of a leader, if not the core responsibility, is to create a work environment where…
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Have you ever smelled the Sistene Chapel?

Have you ever smelled the Sistene Chapel?

There’s this scene in the wonderful film, The Two Popes, when outgoing pope Benedict asks incoming Pope Francis to take…
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