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

Generating activity makes problems harder

“Generating activity is not a problem; in fact it is easy. The fact that it is easy makes the real…
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Ask not what purpose can do for your profit

Ask not what purpose can do for your profit

With a nod towards JFK… Ask not what purpose can do for your profits, but what your profits can do…
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Build Back Better means Build Back Kinder

Build back better means build back kinder. With a special responsibility if you lead a company. With talk of a…
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Tactics come easy once principles are in the blood.

Tactics come easy once principles are in the blood.

“Tactics come easy once principles are in the blood” I love that quote from Josh Waitzkin’s ‘The Art of Learning‘.…
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Let’s hope all businesses come to this

Let’s hope all businesses come to this

“The most valuable businesses of coming decades will be built by entrepreneurs who seek to empower people rather than try…
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Greyness is the challenge of leadership

Greyness is the challenge of leadership

One of the most consistent challenges leaders grapple with as they grow (which is always!) is ambiguity. The continual search…
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Should I scale or should I grow?

Should I scale or should I grow?

Business has an obsession with growth. And usually unlimited growth. A target is set, and we always laud people for…
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To scale up, your team needs to think like mini-CEOs

To scale up, your team needs to think like mini-CEOs

Many company owners are concerned that no one else on their leadership team thinks like an owner. They need to…
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Work is just a part of life

So here’s the thing. We all play at these different roles we have. We get a job, and we play…
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