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 quiz or bowling night. Not that there’s no place for them, but it’s at least as likely that they’ll be cringemaking as it will that they’ll be fun. In reality, it […]
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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 to focus on strategic work. I (really) hate the cliche, but it’s true – Making time to work on their business rather than in their business. In this webinar / workshop, […]
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 contribution in sales”. As it is for Sales Directors, so it is for Finance Directors or Product Directors or Delivery or Marketing or Technology or …. This is a key part […]
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, do you have a role if your company purpose isn’t about these things? In this latest episode of the Karmic Capitalist podcast, I speak to David Ellis, Managing Director at Station […]
“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 an island (“there may have been guns involved” !?!!?) to make way for a power station designed to last only for 7 years. I guess if you hear that violence […]