A fundamental principle if you want to do purpose well in your company is to look after your profit. Note that “look after” is not the same as “maximise”. Ruth Hartnoll, co-founder and CEO of [Matchstick Creative](https://matchstickcreative.co.uk/), has seen what that looks like up close! In this episode of the Karmic Capitalist podcast, she tells the […]
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Giving your senior team more to do
As your team gets more senior, they need to think more about the organisation than about themselves. It’s one of the toughest transitions to make, and many don’t. Here’s what I mean. Obviously as CEO, you shouldn’t overload your team, and you need to make sure there’s sense (strategy, genuine urgency, etc) to why you […]
The danger of our current obsession with authenticity
We have a real obsession with “authenticity” today, which I fear in many ways is a toxic one. I’m not advocating by any means that we look for lies, to pretend to be something we’re not. But I fear that “authenticity” today, and certainly the way I see it being discussed with regards to what […]
What effective collaboration to tackle climate change looks like – Harriet Lamb of Ashden
I have two firsts in this Karmic Capitalist podcast episode. First, Harriet is the first CBE to deign to accept my humble invitation to be a guest on our podcast! Second, she is also the first guest who leads a charity to guest on this show. Why a charity on he Karmic Capitalist? What has […]
The importance of your not making (all / most) decisions
Almost every company I see where the CEO is too busy suffers from at least one of 3 key criteria not being in place. Missing any of them means that the CEO gets involved in too many decisions, often at FAR too micro a level. (For involved, read “making the decision” or, more commonly, “overturning […]