Leadership / Business ethics
Speaking different languages – A Changemakers approach to being understood
Leading transformation always sounds like a great opportunity, shaping the future of an organisation in your own hands. It is shifting of the culture, assumptions, and purpose towards a bright future through a radical change that orientates us to a new direction. It sounds great until you get to that leadership meeting. There you are…
Read MoreSocial Intelligence in a Covid World
It has been about 4 years since I last wrote about the benefits of a minimalist organisation. Back then, I was using the Hampshire-based firm, Cougar Automation, as an exemplar in strengths-based minimalism. They valued congruence within a flat structure that engendered trust. The outcome was that the firm was not only financially successful, but…
Read MoreCovid-19 Recovery – A Game of Two Halves
In the last few months, we have been speaking to Chief Executives about their experiences resulting from the Covid outbreak, and a pattern has started to emerge from these conversations. We also, and not surprisingly, have found that this pattern was reflected in other sectors and that there were several key takeaways for executive teams.…
Read MoreIs BT Fit To Run The UK’s Telecoms Infrastructure?
Recently, I attended an event organised by the Energy Institute. The key-note speaker was the distinguished business leader and politician, Lord Digby Jones. He spoke very candidly with interesting anecdotes about his life and progression into politics and public life. He also shared his blueprint for growth, introducing his latest book – Fixing Business: Making Profitable…
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