Are Values and Culture Just Corporate BS?

Are Values and Culture Just Corporate BS?

Let’s face it – values and culture often get a bad rap. Are they essential cornerstones of organisational success, or just overhyped management fluff? Paul Sweeney certainly doesn’t pull any punches in his brilliant book, Magnetic Nonsense: A Short History of Bullshit...
Why Your Values Shouldn’t Change With Every New CEO

Why Your Values Shouldn’t Change With Every New CEO

Do your values really need to change every time a new CEO takes the helm? It’s a pattern I see far too often. Teams are hit with values initiative fatigue, stuck in a cycle where every new leader launches another project to redefine, relaunch and re-embed a fresh set...
In praise of unorthodoxy

In praise of unorthodoxy

I introduced someone the other day as one of the most unorthodox business people I know. He’s the personification of zigging when others zag. Secure in who he is and brave in decisions. Enough of a risk taker to step into new territories but with the practical common...

Open secrets and skewed loyalties

Mohamed Al Fayed sold Harrods for £1.5bn almost 15 years ago. It has just emerged in a new BBC documentary that when he owned the business he allegedly raped at least five female members of staff, with many more now lining up to share their horrific experiences. Bruce...