Getting out in front of change: The champion’s role in innovation
As my trusted advisor, I talked with Nina in my office for over two hours. We chatted about everything innovation. All the pieces were in place to shif…
As my trusted advisor, I talked with Nina in my office for over two hours. We chatted about everything innovation. All the pieces were in place to shif…
The concept of servant leadership befuddles many. The idea that a leader should serve his followers is not only foreign and unconventional, but provoke…
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endl…
I am a fan of both Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler. They are both original thinkers with some exciting perspectives. I was eagerly anticipating “The …
The Fool on the Hill is a song by the Beatles which appeared on their 1967 album Magical Mystery Tour. The words describe the titular "fool" - a solita…
Recently I was captivated by an interview Anton Roux at ADC conducted with Martin Wolf – the Associate Editor and chief economics commentator at the Fi…
I’m done with patriarchy and I’m done with matriarchy. Can we please co-lead? In order to do this, we need to accept the difference between masculine a…
Organisations have to master dynamic changes both on the outside and on the inside. The role of collaboration becomes increasingly important in today´s…
If the digital economy age seemed to be an idea of a distant future some years ago, today it's becoming a living reality. With the changes brought abou…
Following on from Part 1: Contagion: The truth of the Matter, and our three part focus on the novel Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak this week, one of our…
Managing innovation and transformation is hard. In the established organisation it often requires a great amount of foresight and a lot of strategic in…
Erik was a very creative, future-focused employee of mine. In many meetings with Erik he naturally led groups through high-energy, impromptu ideation s…
In 1976, Austrian philosopher and psychologist, Paul Watzlawick, published a book named “How real is real?"¹ and with examples and analogies he led us …
“Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.” - Stephen R. Covey Caring leadership gets the most out of peo…
In 2015 the Siemen’s CEO gave a speech at an exclusive private dinner for the wealthy and powerful in Germany. In the Q&A, the CEO was asked about …
The early years of the 21st century have heralded a marked change in the business environment as well as the arrival of the 4th Industrial revolution a…
Just last week I completed a webinar where I spoke at length about the importance of having design thinking in the organisation’s digital transformatio…
The real challenge at the heart of digital transformation is with visualising the future - and building networks that can cope with a huge range of use…
In the beginning was the word I was eight years old the first time I gave my first speech. I was brought up in the preaching and teaching tradition, b…
Culture change programmes require attention to detail and an effective approach towards implementation. In order to effect lasting change sooner rather…