Book review

“Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence that Caring Makes a Difference” is book about compassion. A book about the business case for compassion. Recommended by Tom Peter in “Excellence Now”. A healthy place to work I blame John Ryan, the CEO of Healthy Place to Work, for all of this. Ever since he mentioned “Dying for

Executives often ask, “When, exactly, will synthetic biology disrupt our business and our industry?” The answer: “when” is inconsequential. Companies need to identify inflection points before they happen, and they should position themselves accordingly. Every business Synthetic biology will eventually intersect with every industry sector and, therefore, every business. The advancements will change industrial materials,

Are you happy at work? Most of us are not. Why are most companies so bad at looking after their own people? Why are so many companies full of stress, politics, gossip, fear, insecurity, distrust, paranoia, cynicism, and self-interest? How many companies say they put their people first and then do not put that into

I have no idea where and how I picked up “Blockchain Chicken Farm: And Other Stories of Tech in China’s Countryside”. The author Xiaowei Wang brings you on travels through rural China and makes some pertinent observations. Rural living is not that bad Starting with the standard idea that somehow rural culture and rural people

Aidan McCullen recommended, “Built to Innovate: Essential Practices to Wire Innovation into Your Company’s DNA”. I can see why. We live in a time when change is the rule, not the exception, and innovation is the only way out. However, every organisation needs to operate two different engines simultaneously: an execution engine and an innovating

I like the start of “Cult Status: How to Build a Business People Adore”. Right now, as you’re reading this, someone in the world is throwing an idea around their head that will overhaul an industry that’s been dominated by multinational companies for generations. Rewrite the rules All the old ways of thinking are being

Can you be brave? That is the question. I am a massive fan of Ryan Holiday and I am a fan of the stoic approach to life. I think stoicism is the operating system of every entrepreneur or CEO. I loved reading “Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favours the Brave”. The book makes things very simple. 

I have the pleasure of working with John Ryan on writing a book about a healthy place to work. A super cool concept John Ryan developed after he met Jeffrey Pfeffer, the author of “Dying for a paycheck”. So I picked up the book. Below is a quick and dirty review.  The statistics are horrific

Fred Reichheld is the inventor of the net promotor score (NPS). “Winning on Purpose: The Unbeatable Strategy of Loving Customers” book is about NPS 3.0. With a link to purpose, customer delight and the Golden Rule (Love thy neighbour as thyself). Is your company enriching the life of your customers? Are you brightening the days of

A while ago, I had the pleasure to listen to Amin Toufani, the head of the Adaptability University. He did a presentation for Brightline. PMI’s Brightline is a Project Management Institute (PMI) initiative dedicated to helping executives bridge the expensive and unproductive gap between strategy design and delivery. It was brilliant. Exponential He started his