Thoughts, News and Views
Wisdom and context
There are many skills the best leaders have in their armoury. But I think one trumps all of them. Mostly because one skill, one ...
Karma’s great. But not the reason to follow your values.
Karma's great. But not the reason to follow your values. I once found myself sat opposite the decision-maker for a significant project we were ...
Fun is culture, not activities
Fun. So often lacking in business. Or forced. Or contrived. Or plain cringemaking. I laugh when I work. Lots. Sometimes others laugh with me ...
Building the pipeline for girls to flourish in business
There’s a moral case for your company to give equal opportunities for your team regardless of their backgrounds, their gender or their sexual orientation ...
Shall we sell something new?
Are new services the answer to your growth ambitions? In every engagement I have with consulting or agency CEOs, we always hit the question ...
Negotiating. A masterclass from Sunak and von der Leyen
Love, hate or ignore him, there is much to be learned about negotiation from the Windsor Framework negotiated by Sunak and von der Leyen ...
The ripples you create
The ripples you create... I was on a train going into central London yesterday. A lady came on, Korean I think, and sat down ...
What if growth isn’t the strategy?
Could your strategy be not to double your business / kill the opposition / become the biggest / ..... ? I was given an ...
Mission turns our diversity from divisiveness to strength
Back in the 1950s, after US presidential elections when pollsters asked citizens who didn't vote for the winning candidate what their reaction was, the ...
Great processes aren’t a substitute for great people
"Turn it into a process". Most SMEs I come across with are either doing this, or claiming that they are doing it, such is ...
Relationships are in the “and”
I've always had a mantra about what good consulting is. It's what I strive for, and what I say ad nauseam when I teach ...