Discover how to release your organisation’s trapped values and realise the benefits of your corporate change and transformation initiatives. Introduction "The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence – it is to act with yesterday's logic." – Peter Drucker, author, educator, and management consultant How do organisations navigate the interplay between evolution and identity when change is the only constant? This article discusses the paradoxical relationshi

Be ready for anything. Business leaders must navigate the future with confidence and strategic insights. As we move toward 2024, businesses are navigating a challenging global landscape marked by geopolitical tensions, market volatility, and rapid technological changes. Geopolitical conflicts significantly impact market trends, while advancements in generative AI are transforming industries. Social media activism, often triggered by global issues, leads to consumer boycotts t

About the book Leadership Values: The Comprehensive Guide to Effective Leadership & Management will equip leaders, managers, entrepreneurs, and corporate professionals with the tools, actionable tips, frameworks, strategies and practical examples to transform their organisation and realise their strategic ambitions through an ethical and equitable value system. This book is a must-have guide for current and aspiring leaders and managers. It contains empowering insights to hel

Inclusion unlocks growth opportunities for your business Hello friends, I will be sharing insights for your personal and organisational change and transformation. This article will be helpful to you if any of the following reasons resonate: You are a business leader, manager, entrepreneur or employee with a genuine interest in creating or being part of an inclusive corporate culture. You are opened-minded and want to understand some of the barriers that prevent organisations

Like the majority of people around the world, I felt righteous indignation, outrage, pain and trauma at the brutal murder of George Floyd, and many other known and unknown black victims of racist crimes. However, my indignation didn't start there. It's been a part of my life for over 30 years because of my own lived experience of racism right from childhood. Over many years, I actively studied the history of black people, from its wondrous heights to its absolute lows, to gai

"Star Trekkin”, a 1987 song by the British band, The Firm, misquoted Mr Spock, from the hit T.V. series, Star Trek, through their song's chorus: "It's life, Jim, but not as we know it..." What's that got to do with anything I hear you ask? Well, for many people, the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic will mean life will forge on, but not as we knew it. As of 19th April 2020, at 16:40 hrs (BST), about 2.36 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with the COVID-19 diseas

What does Brexit, climate change and COVID-19 all have in common? Three things stand out for me: The future is unpredictable and uncertain. No matter how well you plan for it, there will always be some unexpected curveballs, as is the case in our own lives What worked yesterday isn't guaranteed to work in the same way tomorrow. Don't get hung up on things not going to plan. Pivot and forge ahead with an adaptive approach We need to imagine and prepare for a better future, pro

I’m excited to be part of the two-year Emerging Leaders Program cohort consisting of 23 candidates from across the HAVI businesses including supply chain management, logistics, packaging, data management and marketing. The Emerging Leaders Program was formally kicked off at the annual Strategic Alignment Meeting hosted at the Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, Los Angeles, California, the USA in February 2020. Strategic Alignment Meeting The 2020 Strategic Alignment Meetin

Technology is enabling mankind to accelerate towards the complete convergence between the natural and virtual worlds. Some people are excited by the endless possibilities and opportunities that it will create. Others are less optimistic and believe mankind is heading to its inevitable doom. The truth probably isn’t so black and white. Science fiction as science fact The natural and virtual realities will become intertwined to form a new type of hybrid reality that will be ind

In the ContinuousNext* economy, the most successful brands will be those that leverage the power of ethics, sustainable practices, transparency, data and cloud computing*. They will combine them with compelling insights derived from real-time predictive data analytics. The output will be creatively inspired by personalised products and services. These will be designed with empathy to meet the evolving consumer desires, in line with their lifestyle, habits, behaviour and prefe