Yesterday I posted about a new BBC podcast looking at the history behind this buzzword: Disruptor. I since came across…
Behind The Buzzwords Podcast: Disruptors
The business world is famous for jargon and phrases that become so overused they soon become meaningless. ‘Disruptors’ is one…
Humanocracy: Creating Organisations As Amazing As The People Inside Them
It is rare that you come across a business book that makes you scream “YEEEESSSS!” when you haven’t even read…
First And Second Order COVID Impacts
Every day there is a new story or report on how COVID will impact X, whether business, industry sector, country,…
The Big Opportunities for Guernsey (& Other Island Nations)
*This blog post was written on 3rd July but not posted until 4th August. It formed part of the The…
Google Home Working Until July 2021
After I saw the Google announcement in the NY Post I posted this comment on LinkedIn and Twitter earlier today:…
4 Key Takeaways From The US Big Tech ‘Monopoly’ Hearings
The House Judiciary Committee’s Democratic chairman, Rhode Island Rep. David Cicilline, concluded today’s daylong hearing by hinting at what might lie…
The CEO Gig Has Now Become 100x Tougher
COVID-19 has brought with it a pressurized operating environment the likes of which few of today’s CEOs have ever experienced—it…
How To Up Your BBQ Game With Grillstock
A good friend who in another life would be a BBQ pitmaster got me on to this book. The authors…
The REIGNITE! 2020 Report
“Many have compared the COVID crisis to armed conflict … Once this war against an invisible enemy is over, our…
The Invincible Company
It is not often that you receive a business book and want to take a photo of it. And just…
The Post-Crisis World of Work With Adam Grant
As people and businesses plan for pandemic recover and rebuilding, experts such as organisational psychologist Professor Adam Grant of Wharton…
American Carnage
Watching from afar what happened with George Floyd and the aftermath in the United States (somewhere I have lived, worked…
Facebook Commerce
Facebook have finally followed in the footsteps on their Asian competitors (e.g. WeChat) and just announced their big play to…
6 Ways To Make Digital Investments More Successful
Recently I posted here about how organisations can go back to basics and understand what digital really means. In the…
Rethinking Education and Learning
“Direct to learner” (DTL) business models and start-ups that leverage online, mobile, AI and other technologies have been an area…
The Future of Management
I’ve just read a great interview with management guru Charles Handy here. Here is a great quote from that interview:…
How Airbnb Cut 25% of Its Workforce
Every day we have been witnessing examples of great leadership (or not so great). On its face, the approach to…
What Digital Really Means
“Everyone wants to go digital. The first step is truly understanding what that means” – McKinsey I was talking to…
Reimagine The Future Online Conference
This Reimagine The Future virtual conference starts today and I have signed up for it. It is being run by…
