Accelerating and multiplying innovation
There are many different incentives to try and get people and businesses to become more ‘green’, and in particular to reduce their carbon emissions. Do they work? Are carbon emissions dropping? And if...
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On the fourth night of the ‘troubles’ three young men were murdered in Birmingham, UK. The country waited in worry and anticipation for reprisal attacks on subsequent nights. It was left to the grief...
View ArticleRichard Charkin “How do leaders avoid bias?”
Common Purpose is currently in its 21st year, in which time we have met and engaged with so many leaders all over the world. In celebration of this, over the coming weeks we will be featuring blogs...
View ArticleHow Do Leaders Judge the Pace of Change – Tim Smit, Chief Executive (and...
Common Purpose is currently in its 21st year, in which time we have met and engaged with so many leaders all over the world. In celebration of this, over the coming weeks we will be featuring blogs...
View ArticleShould a leader be ruthless – ever? Rudi Bogni, Philanthropist and former Banker
I am not a native English speaker. So, as a prudent former banker, I looked up the definition of ruthless before attempting a response to this question. Ruthless is defined as “without pity or...
View ArticleKeeping your Cool as a Leader – Mark Huang, co-founder of Novus Energy
Common Purpose is currently in its 21st year, in which time we have met and engaged with so many leaders all over the world. In celebration of this, over the coming weeks we will be featuring blogs...
View ArticleShould Leaders avoid impossible tasks? John Savage, Executive Chairman,...
What is the definition of impossible? If it is some Herculean but pointless challenge then there is no point. However, if the impossibility comes from the failure of others to deal with a particular...
View ArticleRandom Acts of Kindness on Common Purpose 360 Day
Every year on 10 October we celebrate the Common Purpose 360 Day. It’s an invitation to anyone, anywhere to do one thing, big or small, to challenge the way they see the world. It’s a chance to step...
View ArticleLeading part-time: Do we have to work 50 hrs per week to lead effectively? Or...
Earlier this year I turned forty-one. I started my first real job, as a trainee chartered accountant, at the age of eighteen whilst awaiting my A level results. For a year I worked five days a week,...
View ArticleLeadership, Courage and hell-yeah-moments
Recent blog from a Common Purpose Navigator recent graduate from the Midlands who shares her experience on her Common Purpose course: Over the last six months, I have been taking time out of the office...
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