– Who to invite and why First published on LinkedIn in July 2026 When you know you have strangers coming to view your home, you start to see everything in it with fresh eyes – items that could be repositioned, clutter to clear away, and surfaces to clean that previously hadn’t been noticed. I’ve recently…
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…
First posted on LinkedIn in Nov 2025 I’ve chosen the metaphor of a lacey life for a reason. Through my clients’ and my own bittersweet experience, I’ve learned that that when we live life as a dense mat – diaries crammed with meetings, projects, and, well stuff, however important – that often it does not…
First published in Enterprise Viewpoint 2024 In recent years, the term innovation has infiltrated management-speak. For some it is synonymous with creativity. Innovation vs Creativity Creativity is an individual capability that differs from person to person. However, innovation is a typically a group process of experimentation that combines creativity with experience to solve challenges…
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…