Thoughts, News and Views

Capitalism, Consumerism, Shamanism and Sado Masochism

Karmic Capitalist Season 2..."We've become addicted to convenience, and it's killing us".So how do you respond? Well if you're Katie Hill and Jarvis Smith, ...
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The importance of the internal compass

"Our ambition should not be to win, then, but to play with our full effort. Our intention is not to be thanked or recognized, ...
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You don’t lead organisations. You lead people.

You don't lead organisations. You lead people. Obvious, but so often forgotten. I know many CEOs who are at heart very human and humane, ...
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Are you a mini-Boris? Am I? Are we all?

On climate, on social issues, on using business for good - are we all mini-Borises? Boris's climate policies and plans (inasmuch as they exist) ...
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Guaranteed business failure

You can absolutely do things guaranteed to make your business fail. But unfortunately, there aren't things you can do which are guaranteed to make ...
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Where’s joy in the remote office?

Joy. You can feel the places that have it, and the ones that don't. It's not about en enforced fun - the organised pub ...
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The main obstacle to scaling up

There's one main obstacle that stops agencies and consultancies from scaling up... ... CEOs / MDs being unable to step back from their business ...
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Moving from what my job is to what my contribution is

In the best leadership teams, Sales Directors evolve from "My job is sales" to "My job is to meet our company's goals through my ...
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Scaling a data consultancy based on values – David Ellis

In a world where we (rightly) look for companies whose business it is to help us solve the climate and social crises we face, ...
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“There may have been guns involved” – Greg Lavery’s journey to founding a circular economy business

"If there was a moment that said something was wrong in this world to me..."With that opening, my ears perked up. Villagers forced off ...
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The servant leader and my rights

I (and many others) write a lot about the responsibilities of the leader, and what we should be doing to better the lot of ...
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From the Dalai Lama to Experian – Isabel Kelly’s road from campaigner to business change

What human impact does your business have? Isabel Kelly watched first hand how business influence was used to secure the release of political prisoners ...
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