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

Leading with values is a choice

Leading with values is a choice

So many people today have swallowed the values pill and say that companies *need* a clear set of positive values…
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Newer isn’t always better – 1 of 4

We make running business a lot harder than it needs to be. One way is our addiction to the new…
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Values Go Both Ways

I’m pretty obsessed in the work world about companies having and living a set of heart-felt, positive values. And I…
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Don’t fear failure. But do respect it.

Leaders are encouraged to not be afraid of failure. And I get this. To an extent. It’s rare that something…
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Philosophy interlude! JS Mill on why your team must be able to disagree with you

Philosophy interlude! JS Mill on why your team must be able to disagree with you

Just back from my extended holiday (hence the lack of posts this week!) to pick up my eldest son’s GCSE…
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If you want your business to make a difference, make sure it makes money

If you want your business to make a difference, make sure it makes money. This is not about “me first”,…
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Leadership makes you neither superior nor infallible, but is simply a role you play

The best leaders I’ve known have always intimately got that being a leader is more of a role that they…
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How did we allow technology to undermine our commitments?

Once in a land we all lived in a long long time ago, I’d call a few people to arrange…
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Interview for Values fit, not Cultural alignment

Do you interview for cultural fit? I did. And I was wrong. I’ve interviewed well over 1000 people. As the…
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