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 need to lead

The need to lead

If you’re a business leader, your leadership will not be defined more clearly than it is right now. How you…
Is your policy serving a purpose or masking your inability to deal with uncertainty?

Is your policy serving a purpose or masking your inability to deal with uncertainty?

Are your policies up to scratch? Consider this. True story. For 11 years, a company has an expense policy that…
Remote working increases your need to align at 4 levels

Remote working increases your need to align at 4 levels

Remote working should force most business leaders to think hard about how they lead. Especially as tomorrow’s world of work…
What do you want to rebuild?

What do you want to rebuild?

We’ve been forced into an opportunity. Top of mind for every CEO is team, then cash flow. Maintain sales and…
This time may be testing your 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…
Making commitments is easy. Delivering them, not so much.

Making commitments is easy. Delivering them, not so much.

A diversified portfolio is a really bad idea when it comes to strategic initiatives. A big part of my work…
Leaders grow fastest in service of something far bigger than themselves

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…
When is it enough?

When is it enough?

One of the truly beautiful consequences of building a company serving a purpose bigger than itself is that the enormity…
Netflix and Blockbuster – the key lesson isn’t the one that’s in the lore

Netflix and Blockbuster – the key lesson isn’t the one that’s in the lore

Nearly a decade after the demise of Blockbuster, we still hear it often cited as an example of the failure…

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