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Inspired Thinking: What Sonos Got Wrong
How often have you come across a terrible piece of technology and wondered how it ever made it past the drawing board? Buttons in weird...
4 days ago5 min read
Stick Your Carrots: Why Purpose Beats Perks
Back in the days of cavemen, motivation was as primal as it gets: eat, drink, mate – and try not to get trampled by a woolly mammoth....
May 285 min read
Rethinking Startups with Zero to One
If you ever land a job interview with Peter Thiel – the tech entrepreneur and billionaire investor behind some of Silicon Valley’s...
May 218 min read
Mastering the Innovator’s Dilemma
Innovation can be a high-stakes tightrope walk. Successful companies must continually refine and enhance their existing products to stay...
Feb 265 min read
(Hard) Conversations with Friends
I’ve read countless books on leadership and management. Many are packed with valuable insights, but few prepare you for those brutally...
Nov 7, 20247 min read
Measuring What Matters
Ever feel like your to-do list has taken on a life of its own – a well-intentioned effort at organisation that ends up adding more stress...
Oct 31, 20245 min read
How Netflix Defied the Naysayers
If you ever need clear evidence of a business's success, look for when its brand name becomes so ingrained in everyday language that it...
Oct 2, 20248 min read
Think Like the Enemy: Red Teaming for Strategic Advantage
If you’re hoping for a play-by-play of Sir Alex Ferguson’s tenure at Manchester United, you’ve come to the wrong place. The term “red...
Aug 14, 20247 min read
Learning from The Lean Startup
I don’t know about you, but I can't hear The Rolling Stones' Start Me Up without picturing Bill Gates and his Microsoft pals throwing...
Aug 7, 20247 min read
Inside Apple's Design Process
Ken Kocienda, a veteran Apple software engineer and designer, played a crucial role in developing the Safari web browser, iPhone, iPad,...
Jul 31, 20247 min read
Elon Musk: From Leadership to Liftoff
Rarely does a day go by in recent times without the words "Elon Musk" popping up on our newsfeeds. And, for better or worse, his...
Jul 24, 20246 min read
Embracing Failure with Black Box Thinking
When you think about the word "failure," what comes to mind? Embarrassment? Shame? Catastrophe? It’s unlikely the term conjures up any...
Jul 10, 20246 min read
Thinking Again with Adam Grant
If you’ve only heard of Adam Grant from his excellent WorkLife podcast and thought his talents end there, think again… Not only is Grant...
Jun 5, 20235 min read
What We Can Learn from Netflix
Netflix sent out its last red envelope in September 2023, marking an end to 25 years of mailing DVDs. Like me, you’re probably surprised...
Apr 26, 20237 min read
Nobody Wins the Blame Game
When things go wrong, humans love to find someone to blame. It often seems to make sense, because it feels both fair and effective —...
Mar 29, 20238 min read
Bill Gates vs Climate Change
The climate. You probably know a thing or two about where it's heading (somewhere bad), but you're not entirely sure how to improve it....
Feb 7, 20236 min read
Amazon: Always Day One
As company mantras go, Amazon’s "always day one" is a thinker. Does it infer progress is slow? That you’ll perpetually feel out of your...
Dec 6, 20225 min read
Learning from Steve Jobs
If you were listing the innovators who had the biggest influence on the world in the past 50 years, the name Steve Jobs would likely come...
Nov 1, 20225 min read
The Great Resignation - Did It Actually Happen?
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been a lot of talk of folk leaving their jobs in record numbers. Professor Anthony Klotz...
Oct 13, 20224 min read
When Good Becomes Great
Picture a successful leader at the helm of a great company. What are the qualities that define them? You might now be thinking of a...
Sep 20, 20226 min read
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