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When does a cause become ‘politically motivated’? And is that a reason for boards to steer clear of it?

‘Politically motivated’. I first became aware of this label in 1983 when I was an  election candidate in the UK....

The Merri-Cast podcast

I was recently interviewed by distinguished business journalist and publisher Trevor Merriden for the Merri-Cast podcasts. I had the opportunity...

Democracy is precious – use it carefully

The tragic death of Alexei Navalny reminds us not to be contemptuous about our elected politicians or complacent about our...

Directors – is your organisation capable of empathy?

How is it possible for an organisation to be ignorant of something it has repeatedly been told? Margaret Heffernan, author...

A New Era of Value – the quickest route to better public services?

Last week I met up with Sheila, an old friend who had recently returned back to the private sector after...

We need a curriculum for life – here’s how the next generation might shape it

Do schools look for talent in the wrong places? That was the question with which Tomorrow’s Company embarked on its...

Wake up and smell the 21st century coffee – three post Anthropy challenges for boards

SUMMARY 1.    Do you understand the ways in which your business future depends on nature and nature-based solutions? If not,...

What is corporate responsibility and how can I identify it?

What is corporate responsibility? Try answering this question and you enter an Alice-through-the-Looking-Glass world where nothing is what is seems....

Long term decisions for a brighter future? Yes Prime Minister, here are 12 suggestions to start with.

Standing at a lectern embellished with the words ‘LONG-TERM DECISIONS FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE’ our Prime Minister announced, without irony, that...

Everything is collapsing and we aren’t learning any lessons. Time for business to speak up.

The front cover of the most recent edition of Private Eye has an infant school pupil saying to the Prime...