“You have at least a million relatives as close as tenth cousin, and no one on Earth is any farther removed than your 50th cousin. With each breath, you take into your body 10 sextillion atoms, and–owing to the wind’s… read more →
When you imagine a leader, what comes to mind? For many, the image of a conventional leader is a strong, lone hero with dependent devoted followers waiting to be told what to do next. The leader is the only one… read more →
Sitting in front of my computer this morning, working away on projects, processes, and papers inspired by nature, I was feeling a bit sorry for myself for not being able to enjoy the gorgeously brilliant morning. Since I work from… read more →
If you have a new idea for a business, conventional wisdom says that you need to write a 3- to 5- year business plan and then execute that plan. You want a business loan? Write a business plan. Want a… read more →
In an age of volatility and constant transformation, the organizations that thrive are not the ones that can predict and prepare themselves for every single risk and for every change (because we simply can’t), but the ones who are resilient… read more →
2010-2020 The Decade of Volatility. Business gurus are referring to it as the ‘decade of fear’ ‘decade of hell’ ‘decade of destruction’…..the Harvard Business Review conservatively estimates that at least half of all companies in the Fortune 500 will be replace (bought… read more →
What bracken can teach us about business relationships Most often when we look at organisms in nature we think of competition. Indeed if one looks for competition one will find what appear to be competitive relationships. Examples of such “win-lose”… read more →
I recently participated in a thought-provoking clinic put on by Tomorrow’s Company that addressed supply chain issues. There seemed to be general agreement that creating and maintaining good relationships is really important to successful supply chain management. After a while, however, one… read more →
CSRwire contributing writer Elaine Cohen recently published a blog called “PROOF: CSR mitigates risk and saves money. Shame about the strategy” where she discusses the results of The Sustainability Initiatives Report, published in July 2010. The no-surprise-to-me lesson from the report: “Few… read more →
My son (who is on school holidays and spending way too much time online) wanted me to watch a YouTube video about a panda bear doing a handstand. Thinking it was a zoo trick I was going to ignore the… read more →