Occupation: Writer Birth: 1955
I hate people walking down the street listening to the soundtrack of their lives which responds to them but not their setting. I hate the overspill o….
Big data will never give you big ideas... Big data doesn't facilitate big leaps of the imagination. It will never conjure up a PC revolution or any k….
Instead, we have found ourselves gasping for air in a sea of corruption, dysfunction, environmental degradation, waste, disenchantment and inequality….
Making a company fit to sell may be the only way to ensure you never need a buyer..
We treasure what we can measure..
Most executives I know are so action-oriented, or action-addicted, that time for reflection is the first casualty of their success..
A thinking partner who isn't an echo chamber... How many of us dare to have such collaborators?.
British innovation in design, in the creative arts, in engineering and manufacturing is world class..
Customers who have to come back and spend, or customers who just don't want the hassle of leaving - those are the ones who are most worth attracting..
There is no more powerful weapon for change than honesty..
Making those around you feel invisible is the opposite of leadership..
I don't think you ever know anyone until you see them in action..
Every organization has issues and concerns which are known about by many people who choose to remain silent..
Most people have their best ideas when they take their minds away from problems they're trying to solve..
As long as it (an issue) remains invisible, it is guaranteed to remain insoluble..
Many CEOs and leaders think that silence is indeed golden, that consensus is bliss. It is - sometimes. But more often what it signifies is that there….
In our house, mother’s day is every day. Father’s day, too. In our house, parents count. They do important work and that work matters. One day just d….
When we confront facts and fears, we achieve real power and unleash our capacity for change..
Once you have power, you are inevitably surrounded by people who have their own agendas and will tell you whatever advances them..
On overnight flights, I have trained myself to get to sleep almost instantly after takeoff. I always listen to the same audiobook on my iPod so my br….