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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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Truth and reconciliation

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

One of the consequences of the digital age that prompted my exploration of authentic business was the realisation that in a digital environment transparency is inevitable. One implication of this is that whatever we do we must be proud of … Continue reading →

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Moving times

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

Sorry to have missed a couple of Monday mornings over the last weeks.  My time has been taken up with our move from Spain to a village near to Guildford.  In spite of arriving to driving snow and freezing temperatures … Continue reading →

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What are you going to tell the kids?

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

In values and leadership workshops I have recently taken to asking for a show of hands by those “who would like to work for an organisaton they are not proud of?”  As you might expect no one has yet put … Continue reading →

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You have to Love it

Posted on December 3, 2012 by

I feel very honoured to have been asked to to a talk for sixth formers at a local school next week.  The talk is to be about business and careers and is one of a series of talks being given … Continue reading →

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Innovate or die

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

We have already bet our future on our ability to come up with a technical solution for the problems we have created. Unfortunately we have not yet developed the capacity to innovate and implement faster than we are creating problems … Continue reading →

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Leadership for a new era

Posted on October 1, 2012 by

We face a number a number of profound challenges as a society.  Without being exhaustive it is easy to list:  Climate change, poverty, food, energy, extremism, corruption, energy and so on. Without exception every one of these challenges is the … Continue reading →

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Ten ways to keep the Olympic spirit alive

Posted on August 20, 2012 by

The response to last weeks post was extraordinary.  There were more comments on the blog and more retweets than ever before.  I was even asked to do a radio interview about it.  The message was clear – we loved that … Continue reading →

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Ten things we have learnt from the Olympics

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

1 – People are good – When we allow ourselves to be sucked in to the mainstream media myth it is easy to believe that every second person has violent and destructive intent.  Especially if they belong to a group … Continue reading →

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Courage or Skill?

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

There are many occasions in life where we choose the easier path or swerve the challenge.  Whether it is in the life choices we make or in facing up to a daunting issue, we can allow the want of courage … Continue reading →

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