First published on LinkedIn 20Apr26 Many senior leaders in manufacturing and high-tech built their careers in a world that had, for most of their working lives, a recognisable shape. For almost eighty years, the post-WWII international order provided the operating environment that British manufacturing could take as given. Open trade flows. Predictable regulatory frameworks. Reliable…
When promotion tests identity, not competence First posted on LinkedIn Jan 2026 Moving into senior leadership demands new skills and new mindsets. As The Leadership Pipeline (Charan, Drotter and Noel) illustrates, horizons widen, stakeholders multiply, and the questions become more complex. Stepping up from a functional lead is especially significant: it often brings you into…
First published in the ICAEW’s Business and Management 15th March 2022 While cattle may run from impending danger, we need to be more like the buffalo and face the storm head on. Scenario planning for multiple eventualities, however unlikely they may seem, is key to succeeding where others fail. React or respond We humans learn…
First published in the ICAEW Business and Management 2010