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  • Fashionably Hated: on social change, media and the self

    Some reactions to the new report Uplifting the Earth, reveal issues with investigative journalism, and the pride of a cautious industry … Continue reading Fashionably Hated: on social change, media and the self → Read more

  • How an NGO report inspired a business woman to reinvent luxury

    Can an NGO report inspire a new enterprise? An enterprise which after just 3 years is booming and winning business awards for turning waste into luxury accessories? The WWF report Deeper Luxury helped Kresse Wesling identify a market niche, turning waste firehose into high-end design. You can hear Kresse explain how she sees creative opportunities… Read more

  • Where is the Movement?

    10 years after the height of global protests about the global economic system, is a time to reflect on where the global justice movement has got to, and why it stumbled, and what the implication is today. … Continue reading Where is the Movement? → Read more

  • Leadership beyond leaders

    Leadership is expressed, not held. No one is a leader per se, but anyone can exhibit leadership. That is because leadership exists in relation to others and contexts. This blog explains 5 attributes of relational leadership. … Continue reading Leadership beyond leaders → Read more

  • Flattery before a fall? How top biz schools must step up

    Ive been on the road for the last few years, but wherever I go Ive foind people love name dropping Harvard Business School, INSEAD, Said Business School etc. Although about 10 years ago I decided my academic connection would be with biz schools not other parts of the Uni sector, I never really acknowledged this… Read more

  • Democracy is for lovers

    As a vibrant election campaign comes to a close, it looks like I wont be able to use my favourite jokes when giving talks in Singapore in future… Whenever asked about politics, as a visitor I had said… “I’m sorry i dont know much about Singaporean politics… ….apart from that there isn’t much.” or… “One… Read more

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