Tools for Leadership in Times of Change
In a churning world you can never tell what is going to happen next. Even if you are the President of the European Union, you might wake up one morning to Continue Reading →
Whichever way the vote has gone, about half the country will have woken up this morning to find that they have “lost”, while the other half thinks that they have “won”. Half will now be Continue Reading →
This week the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland will vote on whether or not to leave the EU. This vote on ‘Brexit’ is a strategic decision of the Continue Reading →
When I was a child, “telling stories” meant telling lies. But a recent article claims that “Storytelling will be the biggest business skill of the next five years.” Could this really be Continue Reading →
Two quotes: “If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you” — Steve Jobs “Only 13% of Continue Reading →
Successful leadership in the 21st century is about empowerment, not control. — The world’s largest accommodation provider owns no hotels and employs no chambermaids. Instead it empowers guests and bedroom owners Continue Reading →
As thousands more refugees continue to enter and walk across Europe so the crisis deepens. But a crisis often contains an opportunity. It was the petri dishes that ‘failed’ which Continue Reading →
An inspiring story here from the South Side of Chicago, where a man bought a disused bank and turned it into “a stunning cultural centre.” In doing so he has partly recreated the world Continue Reading →
Peter Drucker, the first and probably the greatest management guru, made a major contribution to defining the modern corporation. He also gave his view on what it is to be Continue Reading →
Whatever you think of Joanna Lumley’s idea for a new pedestrian bridge across the Thames, it is surely remarkable that in a time of austerity she has managed to secure Continue Reading →