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The single most powerful question a business can ask itself

Culture,Strategy
I help companies, and individuals, to answer simple questions. The questions they ask themselves...

Do values add value?

Culture,Stories,Leadership
The director leans forward. “These values we’re introducing. Quality, Integrity and so on....

Four words to jog someone into action

Leadership,Coaching
Sometimes it’s tough to motivate people to do something, even if it’s a goal they’ve set for...

The Jason Bourne School of Marketing

Marketing,Stories
I met Jason Bourne in a Moscow metro station. His suggestion. It was freezing cold, and the...

The job of a leader: bringing meaning to work

Leadership,Culture
Earlier this year, I went to a college reunion dinner. Between the Latin grace and the loyal...

Is your business focused on the wrong question?

Corporates,Culture,Strategy
Here’s a scene from Absolutely Fabulous, the TV comedy. Edina Monsoon, the PR guru, is...

A Christmas story: Santa Claus visits the Dragons' Den

Stories,Culture,Marketing
Christmas Eve, and the five Dragons waited impatiently in their Den for their final visitor. They...

Are poor Business Planning and Business Development holding back law firms?

Professionals,Planning,Business Development
Who are the cultural heroes in a commercial law firm? Take a moment to build up a mental picture...

Why we don't act on our problems

Personal Development,Coaching,Strategy
Imagine reading the following story through the eyes of a child: A family lived in a house in...

How to be heard above the roar of content

Marketing,Stories
I met a content marketing expert in a bar last week, and bought him a drink. “Tell me about...

Professionals: this one change will make you relish your business plan

Professionals,Planning,Culture
Business planning processes are full of tough questions. Maybe there’s room for tender questions...

The crucial skill that nobody teaches

Personal Development,Training
How many really good listeners do you know? Could you list, say, three? Some of the people I ask...

Calling all lawyers: what do you want?

Professionals,Planning
“The law firms which plan well will inherit the future.” That was one of our hypotheses when we...

23 mistakes of many Professional Services websites

Professionals,Marketing
Creating marketing materials for Professional Services takes a lot of work. LinkedIn profiles,...

Seven tips to rock your personal business plan

Planning,Personal Development
Are you taking a holiday in the next few weeks? Imagine you’re already there… * You feel your...

A very short story I wish I'd written

Culture,Stories
A path ran between two villages. Next to the path was a bench, and on the bench sat an old man....

Breakfast for Champions

Professionals,Training
What happens on tour sometimes stays on tour. Alas.    As trainers and facilitators, we are...

How an extraordinary USP was written

Corporates,Marketing,Stories
It was late in the evening. James sat alone in his office, trying to write down his company’s...

Building an enduring business

Culture,Strategy
Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger are famous for building Berkshire Hathaway into an enormous and...
  • The Reading Room: Articles and Stories

    The single most powerful question a business can ask itself

    Culture,Strategy

    Do values add value?

    Culture,Stories,Leadership

    Four words to jog someone into action

    Leadership,Coaching

    The Jason Bourne School of Marketing

    Marketing,Stories

    The job of a leader: bringing meaning to work

    Leadership,Culture

    Is your business focused on the wrong question?

    Corporates,Culture,Strategy

    A Christmas story: Santa Claus visits the Dragons' Den

    Stories,Culture,Marketing

    Are poor Business Planning and Business Development holding back law firms?

    Professionals,Planning,Business Development

    Why we don't act on our problems

    Personal Development,Coaching,Strategy

    How to be heard above the roar of content

    Marketing,Stories

    Professionals: this one change will make you relish your business plan

    Professionals,Planning,Culture

    The crucial skill that nobody teaches

    Personal Development,Training

    Calling all lawyers: what do you want?

    Professionals,Planning

    23 mistakes of many Professional Services websites

    Professionals,Marketing

    Seven tips to rock your personal business plan

    Planning,Personal Development

    A very short story I wish I'd written

    Culture,Stories

    Breakfast for Champions

    Professionals,Training

    How an extraordinary USP was written

    Corporates,Marketing,Stories

    Building an enduring business

    Culture,Strategy

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