“Do you think we’re about to go into recession? How’s that going to impact?” I’ve been getting asked this a lot by the owners and CEOs of companies I work and interact with. And honestly, if the professionals in the FT can’t consistently call it, I’m pretty confident I can’t. So I’d rather figure out […]
Protect & Build Better
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 […]
You can’t have it all. But you can have what’s important
I get somewhat fed up seeing and hearing advice about how you can “have it all”. Sure, at some level, usually a transactional one, you can go from either/or to both/and. But at a life level? At a company level? Or at a country level (the main reason I don’t envy politicians)? Not so much. […]
Give them a chance even though they might fail
I’ve often given young(ish!) people in my team positions of relatively large responsibility. Almost every time I’ve done it, they’ve succeeded. Almost. Every. Time. I’m not suggesting that the responsibility should be given lightly, or given to anyone who asks for it. You still need to choose carefully – both the person and the level […]
5301 trees and 7 women entrepreneurs
Beyond the Quarter’s mission is to create a world where business serves humanity. We help leaders build companies that are human, profitable and sustainable. So our very reason for existing is to positively contribute. In addition, in 2021 we undertook 2 initiatives which align with our core purpose and work of making business better. \- […]