Two books show that a safety net for the 21st century isn’t impossible, just different
Universities challenged
‘Bullying’ at universities may be more to do with despicable systems than brutal individuals
An end to management entitlement?
At the end of the decade, two cases have set limits on what managers can get away with
Towards a new management paradigm – slowly
Dismantling the old paradigm is as important as building the new
Companies exist to do the best for the system they are part of
The conventional view that companies are a second-best alternative to markets is due for revision
The evolution of management
An evolutionary worldview puts a new slant on management and economics, says a new book
The purpose of business isn’t for business to decide
It is to nurture the ecosystem of which it is part
W L Gore unplugged
For those who couldn’t read it on the FT site, this is how my piece appeared in the paper of 5 August
W L Gore: the company others try and fail to imitate
The group behind the Gore-Tex fabric thrives on its unconventional corporate structure
Picking up the pound notes
Why some companies are better at spotting them than others