There’s a crack, a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in. - Leonard Cohen Maybe like me, you believe there’s a crack in the state of our world today, and you want to be a part of the light? You want to do something about that crack, not just sit on the sidelines and watch the leaders of our world attempt to cover it up with platitudes and hollow promises. Like me, you want to … [Read more...]
Are your people in agreement, acquiescence or activism?
According to Gallup, the world-wide employee engagement crisis is not abating. Globally, there’s still a mere 13% of people who are ‘actively engaged’ at work, with 87% being either ‘not engaged’ or ‘actively disengaged’. It seems therefore, that 87% of people are actually making a ‘dying’ at work instead of a ‘living’. How do we turn this tragic statistic around? I believe the answer … [Read more...]
The Corporate Escapee
Almost daily, I come across disillusioned corporate workers contemplating the big escape into entrepreneurship. They’ve had enough of the unhealthy culture, the long hours and the company’s ruthless dedication to profit. They’re desperate to create a business that has a higher purpose that makes a difference. Not so long ago I would’ve been right behind these Corporate Escapees pushing them off … [Read more...]
The death of capitalism
In my book Conscious Marketing, I question everything about marketing, business and capitalism. I claim that capitalism is riddled with cancer yet I share the hope that it can be turned around. Just four months since publishing the book, I’m now not so sure. I’m questioning whether us humans have the power to repair it. Then along came this article in the Guardian, The end of capitalism has … [Read more...]
The Truth about Slow School & Ten Lessons I’ve Learnt
It’s been just eight months since the idea for The Slow School of Business (Slow School) first took a hold of me. In this blog I share the truth about building a start-up school. I want to give you the real information (and the inspiration) to help you find the commitment, resilience and patience required to build your own purpose-driven business. Honestly, it’s been both the most … [Read more...]