July 16, 2024
How to deliver a different kind of growth
A business is a place where people co-operate to create value, in the form of products and/or services that others … Read More “How to deliver a different kind of growth”
Category: Responsible Autonomy
July 11, 2024
How adding managers slows your business down
“My manager has been on annual leave so I have not been able to…” We create ‘managers’ for many reasons. … Read More “How adding managers slows your business down”
July 10, 2024
This book will open your eyes to the wilderness myth
How can one European ‘discoverer’ of America see parklands with woods ‘you could drive a carriage through’; towns lining the … Read More “This book will open your eyes to the wilderness myth”
July 9, 2024
How to build a business you can leave anytime you like
You already have a team. You already have clients who love what you do. There are more of them, queuing … Read More “How to build a business you can leave anytime you like”
July 8, 2024
How to feel confident stepping onto a plane
If I told you that pilots were trained by ‘throwing them in at the deep end’, how would you feel … Read More “How to feel confident stepping onto a plane”
July 5, 2024
How to deal with an anticlimax
Of course I’m pleased that the last lot are gone. I’m not sure yet that I’m happy the new lot … Read More “How to deal with an anticlimax”
June 28, 2024
What it really means to be human
“Under neoliberalism everyone has to negotiate their fate alone, bearing full responsibility for problems that are often not of their … Read More “What it really means to be human”
June 27, 2024
Baby boomer organ grinders are planning to retire
And that means a lot of businesses will ‘retire’ with them. Roughly 69% of them, according to Employee Ownership. 120,000 … Read More “Baby boomer organ grinders are planning to retire”
June 25, 2024
How to take a break from your business 10: When you get back, let go
I realised this week that I’d forgotten a very important step in how to take a short break from your … Read More “How to take a break from your business 10: When you get back, let go”
June 14, 2024
Who measures productivity in mouse movements?
On the radio today, a story about how some employees in a US firm have been sacked for using mouse-jigglers … Read More “Who measures productivity in mouse movements?”