Aug 26, 2020How to implement a ‘hybrid office’ (without tripping up)I’ve heard a lot of people promoting the ‘hybrid office’ as ‘the answer’ recently, with research by companies like Hubble finding it to be a vote winner amongst employees and CEO’s alike. …WFH6 min readWFH6 min read
May 24, 2020The Butt Naked CEOAs Warren Buffet said, “You only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.” The majority of CEOs who ran office-based businesses before the pandemic are currently butt naked. …Remote Work3 min readRemote Work3 min read
Apr 15, 2020How 165 Startups Are Adapting To Work-From-HomeHow long will the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis last? What will ‘business as usual’ look like when the pandemic is over? Nobody knows — so we surveyed 165 startup CEOs to find out — and the results were surprising. If company culture is defined as “the way we work around here”…Remote Working8 min readRemote Working8 min read
Aug 7, 2019The Venture Capital Blind SpotWho gets it? The world of venture capital is strange. A few thousand individuals invest hundreds of billions of dollars into ventures large and small (Hampleton Partners report that in 2018, $185bn was invested worldwide). These dollars provide entrepreneurs with the resources and runway they need to create companies that…Venture Capital10 min readVenture Capital10 min read
Apr 10, 2019Why You Must Foster Trust If You Are To Create A Compelling Company CultureTHE CRITICAL FACTOR THAT DETERMINES THE EXTENT TO WHICH A TEAM WILL BE HIGH PERFORMERS: PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY Google’s multi-year study to understand how to build the perfect team yielded some surprising results. An elite group of statisticians, psychologists, sociologists and data scientists came together to review half a century’s worth of academic studies of groups and teams and then attempted to map the composition of the teams…Leadership7 min readLeadership7 min read
Feb 25, 2019Startup due diligence begins with your cofounder(s)Deciding to start a business is a momentous decision. Any entrepreneur will tell you that in the early years — with no guarantee of long-term success — you will pour more blood, sweat and tears into your venture than you even knew possible. …Startup2 min readStartup2 min read
Nov 16, 2018The book that every startup founder, CEO and VC should readYour company’s culture is either a strategic asset or a potential liability. Canny leaders invest in defining, embedding and reinforcing their culture. They do so because they understand that it is the only sustainable competitive advantage in their business that they could have complete control over. …Startup2 min readStartup2 min read
Published inThe Startup·Jul 26, 201813 steps to developing a cult-like company cultureNot many people know where the phrase “drinking the Kool-Aid” originates from. On November 18, 1978 Jim Jones, the founder and leader of the People’s Temple cult, convinced his followers that the end of the world was upon them and 909 men, women and children committed mass suicide by drinking…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Published inThe Startup·Jul 16, 2018If Usain Bolt was a Company: Behind the Scenes at Next Jump, a Deliberately Developmental OrganisationIn 2016, a team of Harvard professors published An Everyone Culture citing Next Jump as 1 of 3 companies globally that represent the future of work — what they call: Deliberately Developmental Organizations (or DDOs for short). The Usain Bolt of Organisations: Behind the Scenes at Next Jump, a Deliberately…Hiring15 min readHiring15 min read
Published inThe Startup·Jul 3, 2018Get $3 Billion Big By Staying Small (Part III)In this final instalment of our three-part series on W.L Gore Associates, we’ll look at how management and leadership work in a company known and lauded globally for its culture. …Leadership9 min readLeadership9 min read
