Thoughts, News and Views
Pope Francis on Leadership
I'm sad to see the demise of Pope Francis. I'm not Christian. But I bought into much of the Christianity that he stood for.That ...
Move fast and break things? Yeahbut
"Move Fast and Break Things" - sorry, but no. We should have learned that lesson from the Great Gatsby (100 years old this year) ...
Trump shows us how wrong we got it on Profit and Purpose
A few years back, when talking about purpose in business started to become in vogue, a vocal brigade within the purpose zealots were touting ...
Leadership is Light
Leadership is light.Where are the role models? They're certainly not in charge of our political parties in the UK.The "leaders" of both main parties ...
What matters?
It's my birthday today. Always a time for reflection and looking ahead. But this year, as I watch thousands of my countryfolk being killed, ...
What you do about people determines performance and culture
Your being nice might be the thing that stops your business from shining."The Law of Crappy People states: For any title level in a ...
GPS Has Made your Leadership Team Worse
GPS does 2 things for us. It helps us find the way to where we want to go. And it estimates roughly when we'll ...
If it didn’t work out last time, why would you do the same again?
If you try something and it works out badly, would you learn to do it differently next time?Oh the tedium of generic questions.Because the ...

The maximisation of profit is the root of all evil
All? Maybe not entirely. But it is certainly the root of the evils which have impacted us most. And that's why your company should ...
Why the CEO isn’t taking your contribution seriously
If you're in a Senior Leadership Team, your CEO should welcome your contribution to the business at large. But you may find that contribution ...
Coming back to perfection
Summer is fantastic. But also often quite disruptive.Many of the CEOs I work with find that business gets a little bumpy over summer. Routines ...
If you’re stressed at work, might you be better suited to another job?
Too much stress for anyone at work is unsustainable, and shouldn't be normalised.But if there is regularly too much stress, it's not necessarily the ...