Innovation Requires Better Water than Fish
For innovation to happen, it requires a healthy fish tank rather than excellent fish. I attended a talk last week by Dr Mark Kahn who suggested that the fish tank [...]
My way or the back door
I am a keen observer of human nature, often sitting on the fringes of a gathering watching everyone do their thing trying to find their place in the social hierarchy [...]
What is Sustainability?
The word Sustainability is one of those common buzzwords that is thrown around the business sector like chocolate cookies at Easter time. It is now included in most marketing campaigns, [...]
Getting Shit Done
I have two tattoos on my wrists: one says, ‘Let it go’ the other “Get it Done’. These are there mostly for me to remind me daily to let go [...]
A Focused Strategy is a Good Strategy
A good business strategy must include all aspects of your business ecosystem that coherently operate together as one towards a common goal. This statement sounds like it comes straight from [...]
What’s the Purpose of Your Story?
We all love to tell stories: we share the latest gossip with friends. We retell news stories of interest, and we share the tales of our families and friends with [...]
Sustainability is not a Sprint
I have sat in many a meeting where the agenda has included some form of discussion around sustainability. People throw out ideas for quick fixes, greenwashing, Press-pleasing and mostly ego-brushing [...]
Strategy vs Strategies
The big debate in the world of Strategy is about having one clear strategy or multiple strategies that focus on different areas for different outcomes. The academic approach, which is [...]
Education vs AI
Education should not be threatened by AI: we need to seize this opportunity to redefine how we understand what education could look like with AI at our side.
A letter to me from me from my past to the future
Last week was my birthday, Yeah!. And on this day each year, I get an email that I often forget about and when it pops up in my inbox, I am filled with mixed emotions.
Story time: Know the end game
As a storyteller, know the end game before you begin. This comes from one of the 7 laws of covey: Always begin with the end in mind.
Storytime: I don’t care about your story!
‘I don’t care about your story, unless your story includes my story’, this is true for stories as well as marketing and advertising and pitching your business.
