Is a lack of growth failure? I find it fascinating that when I’ve asked a CEO why their business exists, or why they founded it, no one ever says “to grow it”. It’s always about something they saw that needed fixing, or an opportunity to take something they’re good at and do it better, or […]
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Switch your problem perspective to what you can learn
Mother nature ripped a hole in your strategy. Government flip flops hacked it bigger. Then the wonderful variety of individual human responses, alongside an uncertain but hoped for recovery made that hole a shape-shifter. What if we actively welcomed problems as a way to grow rather that fearing and avoiding them? What if we built […]
Good leadership is a paradox solved by context
“10 things all good leaders do”. Nice clickbait, but almost always trite, misleading and written by someone who’s not led their own way out of a paper bag. Because there’s only one rule that sits above all others for successful leadership. Consistently successful leaders identify their context, and lead accordingly. I know. Sounds dull. But […]
Celebrate business founders – but for the right reason
“Most of you will fail, disrespected, impoverished, but we are grateful for the risks you are taking and the sacrifices you are making for the sake of the economic growth of the planet and pulling others out of poverty. You are at the source of our antifragility. Our nation thanks you.” Sadly, the stats on […]
Is your company suffering the great resignation or the great reshuffle?
The great reshuffle is a far more accurate description of what’s happening than the great resignation (sadly, I didn’t coin that!). And for those of you running companies, once you get over the initial pain, you should welcome it. It is genuinely amazing for humanity that so many are stepping back and intentionally deciding on […]