We know how to do high performance: so why is it so rare?
Why management theory matters more than you think
Today’s dominant management theories are bad not just because they are wrong – but because they are in the process of becoming self-fulfilling
Unchaining Britannia: getting to the heart of the UK’s real productivity problem
It’s no secret that the UK has a productivity problem. But it’s not the one that the prime minister-in-waiting thinks it is – and her remedies will make it worse, not better.
Why hybrid working is management’s Great Reckoning
Bosses are desperate to get office workers back to their desks post-Covid. Employees think otherwise – and this time they may be in the driving seat.
Boris Johnson: a modern lesson in leadership failure
In retrospect, Boris Johnson has been living on borrowed time as leader almost since day one in Downing Street
This time, Uber takes a ride
Inflation has driven a stake through the heart of Silicon Valley’s ‘blitzscaling’ business model – putting Uber, the first, and biggest, examplar, directly in the firing line
A new look
Welcome to the new-look site. The new one aims to be more consistent and stable as well as easier on the eye than in the past. Pages should also be easier to read on smartphones and smaller screens from now on. The whole archive has been transferred to the new site – more than 500 […]
P&O ferries: that sinking feeling
P&O Ferries are an apt representation of UK capitalism under Johnson’s Tories: disreputable, corner-cutting and protected from the consequences of its actions by sailing under a flag of convenience
Double rouble trouble
The growth of Russian influence in the UK is not just a political story: it is enabled by a sophisticated business ecosystem ranging from professional services to advertising and marketing that is now part of the UK’s business model
Will women leaders change the future of management?
Read my article first published in the Financial Times on 21 April 2022 here