Book review

Kevin Redmond, CEO of UseBecause asked me; “From the books, you have read in the last say two years, if you had to pick two categories and 3 to 5 books in each category, what would you pick?” “Disruptor or disrupted, leadership in turbulent times” That made me think. It is also an excellent help for […]

The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity” is a combination of “To be a machine“,  “Life 3.0” and “The future of the mind” How did we get here? The world today sometimes seems ablaze in chaos, without direction. But then step back, and realise this list is paltry compared with

CEO roundtable A client organised an exclusive roundtable where you have the opportunity to engage and converse with David Murphy, the CEO of the PM group and an opportunity to meet and discuss business topics with 25 fellow top entrepreneurs and CEOs. The event is part of a “Meet the shapers” series, where every month

Leadership There is a lot of literature about leadership. And as with many business topics, the Lindy effect applies. What was wisdom for thousands of years, still is. Leadership has been applied for as long as we exist. Particularly in the military and sports. Sport and leadership Sports is increasingly used in business books, for

We are all pursuing happiness. Including the hacks and shortcuts. Not sure if there are any. Happiness is hard work. Starting with knowing what to focus on. And more important, what not to focus on. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck In “The code of the extraordinary mind“, I first came across the

StrategyCrowd A few years ago we founded StrategyCrowd. The principles are that 1+1+1+1 = a lot more and that a swarm or team of entrepreneurial talent can bring something different to the table, compared to the usual suspects. It has worked well. StrategyCrowd has developed a portfolio of impressive clients, including Trinity College, Teesside University,

It is not about technology. It is philosophy, that is the new black. Future trends There are many books about future trends. They all paint the same picture. It is fast, it is exponential, the technologies are amplifying each other, it is science fiction happening in front of our eyes, it is VUCA, it is

Culture is the new marketing. Marketing 3.0 Kotler, the godfather of marketing, wrote a book a while ago, titled “Marketing 3.0”. It is one of the greats. About the complete alignment of marketing with human resource management and about staff as the ultimate carrier of the brand. A true “employees first” perspective. Fusion: How Integrating

Purpose and passion are the new “not-to-copy” In a world where technology commoditises everything, purpose and passion are the new “not-to-copy”. Full alignment of culture with marketing as the only way to compete. Culture as the tool to increase your internal clock speed. Culture and shared values as the only platform for the future. Purpose

When you read books about leadership, athletes and Navy Seals, you understand that many things are possible with the right mindset. Hence “Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance” Endurance Reaching the limits of endurance is a concept that seems yawningly obvious until you actually try to explain it. He defines