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This blog was sparked by articles by Victoria Tomlinson and Steve Herbert on ageism.
Ageism is a problem, like every other form...
Once again something that “could never happen” has happened, and has unleashed a series of terrible events that have shattered lives...
Margaret Heffernan’s excellent provocation in her Financial Times article on leadership asks whether our obsession with leadership is...
Among the fears and expectations around AI the big one is that it might destroy humanity. Unlikely in my view although who...
Some years ago, I published a white paper with research on how Boards were coping with the coming wave of AI. No one believed the...
In the past month I have spent time driving on French motorways and travelling on Swiss and Italian trains - they were all impeccable, well kept,...
There are lots of views on the purpose of business – defining purpose has become an industry. But for all businesses there are...
As part of the work that we do with leaders I was asked if I would write a guide to help leaders make decisions. I like to do some research first,...
If you are one of those who mutters about the “red tape” and the “Health and Safety” that is holding back Innovation,...
We use a leadership diagnostic at Defy Expectations that looks at the key elements of leadership. It asks a question about the process for...
The life of the Oyster is unpredictable – a few of them grow fantastic pearls, the rest end up with lemon and pepper squeezed on them on a...
Those of you who remember tomato ketchup in glass bottles (as opposed to the squeezy kind) will remember how you had to shake and shake the bottle...
