by Erika Clegg | Nov 21, 2022 | blog
Erika has a fascination with circus and its unique, very special culture. Keen to dig beneath the glitter and thrills to find out more about the real culture and values of circus, and consider how this applies to our own businesses and teams, she interviewed Mina...
by Erika Clegg | Nov 17, 2022 | blog
Larkenby founder Erika Clegg was interviewed by Ed Palmer from 212 Radio for isme|&|co’s podcast series. The episode, which gives a twenty minute insight to approaching corporate values and some of the best and worst advice Erika has received, went live on...
by Erika Clegg | Nov 7, 2022 | blog
Values are your opportunity to underpin a thriving culture that gets everyone working towards a common goal. So if your values aren’t driving your culture – what is? Here are some common signs of a culture that’s strayed from values-driven towards an altogether...
by Erika Clegg | Oct 31, 2022 | blog
With everything in life, there is a right way and a wrong way to do it. I love it when people are maverick and flourish. Most entrepreneurs I know have consistently done it the ‘wrong way’ and bounded forward through life. Despite being over 150 years...
by Erika Clegg | Oct 24, 2022 | blog
Larkenby’s positioning statement is this: “Every company has values. Very few have an Active Ethos.”. What is an Active Ethos? It’s the relentless application of a really well crafted set of values to create culture. Without grasping the craft...
by Erika Clegg | Sep 30, 2022 | blog
This evening I was extraordinarily lucky to see one of the titans of Flamenco guitar, Juan Martin, play a comeback concert in a tiny theatre in my hometown. It was skilful, phenomenal, transporting. And he told this story. As a young man he learned to play Flamenco...