Diogenes, the famous ancient Greek philosopher, engaged in a notable quest known as the "search for an honest man." Through this pursuit, he aimed to unveil the hypocrisy and superficiality inherent in societal norms and conventions. Diogenes employed a rather unconventional method of shedding light on people's true nature and their adherence to deceptive practices … Continue reading The Search For Honest Men
Introduction In recent years, an increasing number of individuals have started questioning the effectiveness of corporatocracy and capitalism as the dominant systems governing our societies. While capitalism has long been hailed as the driving force behind economic growth and innovation, the real driver was human curiosity. We didn't need capitalism, humans love solving problems but … Continue reading Corporatocracy and Capitalism Aren’t Really Working, and People Are Finally Beginning to Realise…
Are our biggest challenges hierarchy and cowardice? I watched Agnieszka Holland’s powerful drama, ‘Mr Jones’, last night. James Norton portrayed the real-life Welsh journalist who uncovered Stalin’s genocidal famine in Ukraine known as the Holodomor. Jones brought the tragic events happening in Ukraine to the world’s attention. Moreover, Jones persisted in his mission despite personal … Continue reading We Need More Mr Joneses!
When change agents don't speak out because they're scared the system will reject them, then there are no pioneers, rebels or mavericks... Just managers and enablers of the status-quo. Fortunately 👩🏻💻Hannah Cox FRSA FRGS kicked off the The Better Business Network Summit which brought together courageous collaborators on a mission to transform the paradigm we're living in. It was … Continue reading Better Business Summit
“Concern for our own happiness (self interest) recommends to us the virtue of prudence (self-command), concern for that of other people, the virtues of justice and beneficence –- of which the one restrains us from hurting, the other prompts … (us) to promote that happiness.” He didn't intend for some people to become extremely wealthy … Continue reading Adam Smith, the grandfather of capitalism said:
Ray Dalio the famous investor said it's a good idea to look back into history to understand and predict the future. It's an insightful talk (I'll leave a link in the comments) in which Ray outlines the various changes to world orders that happen around every 250 years (not 500 as I say in the … Continue reading What Hunter Gatherers – ‘The First Affluent – Society’ Can Teach Us About Surviving a Changing World Order!
Scientific philosopher, Thomas Khune, stated that ‘advancement is not evolutionary, but rather a series of violent revolutions and in such revolutions one conceptual worldview is replaced by another’. Khune called these revolutions in worldviews ‘Paradigm Shifts’ As I was explaining the universal life cycle to a client yesterday, the pandemic was a useful example of … Continue reading What are you going to Stop-Start-Recover & Adapt?
I’ve just been speaking to some friends who’re doing some changes in the way they operate their business. Well they’re not ‘just’ changes, they’re actually transforming the structure and the way they communicate with each other and their customers. There are five stages to pass through and seven fears to overcome when making bold moves … Continue reading The DRIVE for Transformation
A challenge a lot of business leaders and entrepreneurs I work with face, is the ability to attract the calibre of people required for both peak performance and the successful growth of their business. In order to attract top talent, leaders must develop a culture which utilises what I define as: ELITE Magnetism. Read … Continue reading Attracting Top Talent with ELITE Magnetism
Organisations are being born, growing, consolidating, sometimes evolving, sometimes collapsing and then recovering. Or they can die with the components being assimilated into other things. There are infinite possibilities but all are following a similar pattern, the universal life cycle. It's been said that an organisation’s greatest asset is its people. This may be true, … Continue reading Inspirational leaders, universal paradigm shifts and the art of smooth sailing
