Category Archives: Leadership

Pluralist Manifesto

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

It could be argued that the social/economic stalling of so many of the older economies is reflective of a parallel political stalling.  For over 1600 years, from the end of the Roman Republic until the “Glorious Revolution” of 1688 in … Continue reading →

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Role Models in business

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

The improvement journey does not end, there are always ways to get better at what we do.  However to get better at anything we also have to have the humility admit we are not perfect and the to learn from … Continue reading →

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Beware the Totalitarian Corporation

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

It is easy to imagine, in these enlightened times that totalitarianism is from a bygone age.  Remarkably, perhaps, there are still businesses that operate using the kind of hierarchical systems and culture that might be familiar to medieval kings or … Continue reading →

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Leadership Spring

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

In the Greek myth Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection, so absorbed was he with self love that eventually he turned into the eponymous flower. It is easy to see that Narcissus’s self love was unhealthy.   As … Continue reading →

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Towards Holocracy

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

This weekend we had an extraordinarily vivid experience of autocracy.  We went to Hampton Court Palace where four actors recreated an episode in the court of Henry VIII. The roles cast were Henry VIII, Henry’s Chancellor – Thomas Cromwell, Anne … Continue reading →

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Utopia?

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

I was in Dubai recently.  It is a fascinating place. In many ways it looks and feels like a utopian vision of the future.  There is much to admire and a lot to learn from how Dubai works. Contrary to … Continue reading →

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Love, Compassion and Tolerance

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

Last week I was working with a very large group and I was strongly reminded of where we are.  There are, in a sense, those who are “awake” and those who have yet to “wake up”. By “awake” I mean … Continue reading →

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Think Different

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

About 15 years ago in Razorfish days, I remember getting an annual report from  client who we were pitching to.  There was a picture of the executive team all standing in a line. It didn’t help that the photo was … Continue reading →

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“real work”

Posted on January 7, 2013 by

Most of us are emerging from our collective winter hibernation.  Most of us have spent more time than usual socialising, with our family, doing projects, doing sport, being bored, hanging out, watching TV and generally not doing our usual day … Continue reading →

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What’s your story?

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

We did a pilot leadership workshop last week for newly minted leaders in a large business.  I ran an Authentic Leadership session, in which we asked the question “Why should anyone be led by you?” In answering the question we … Continue reading →

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