By: Michael McQueen
Britain’s first female Member of Parliament, Lady Astor, once observed: “The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change nothing – or everything.” Continue reading “How the Past Paves New Paths to the Future”
Would Your Business Values Pass the Test?
By: Michael McQueen
In a season of intense global uncertainty, unpredictable business conditions and politics of more tension and division than ever before, a stable, predictable and trustworthy presence is of priceless value. Continue reading “Would Your Business Values Pass the Test?”
5 Practices That Could Paralyse Your Pivot
By: Michael McQueen
As events have unfolded this year, the word ‘pivot’ has emerged as a description of the moves necessary in business, society and individual lives to adapt to uncertain times. It is an appropriate word choice to describe these movements, especially as it depicts a motion that adapts its direction, while remaining rooted in one spot. It is clear that in times of crisis, the fundamental need for businesses is the ability to pivot. Continue reading “5 Practices That Could Paralyse Your Pivot”
How Sustainable is a Focus on Sustainability?
By: Michael McQueen
The need for environmentally sustainable moves in business has been common knowledge for years. However, while many businesses have implemented changes and strategies to address this, many others have been held back by the need to maintain profits and ROI. Continue reading “How Sustainable is a Focus on Sustainability?”
Why Ground-Level Workers Are The Top-level Innovators
By: Michael McQueen
‘In my experience, innovation can only come from the bottom. Those closest to the problem are in the best position to solve it. Everyone must be able to experiment, learn, and iterate. Position, obedience and tradition should hold no power.’ [1] Continue reading “Why Ground-Level Workers Are The Top-level Innovators”
Why Critical Thinking is More Critical Than Ever
By: Michael McQueen
This year, more than any, we have seen the power of fake news. Politics, climate change, public scandals and the virus which has overwhelmed our year, have revealed a vulnerability in society’s ways of consuming news and information. Continue reading “Why Critical Thinking is More Critical Than Ever”
How Driverless Cars Will Steer Us Off the Beaten Track
By: Michael McQueen
It has become a well-known fact in recent years that driverless cars are a future that is soon to arrive. In characteristically ambitious fashion, Tesla founder Elon Musk suggests we will see true autonomous driving available to the public within the next few years. Continue reading “How Driverless Cars Will Steer Us Off the Beaten Track”
How Disney’s Teamwork Pushes Them Into the Unknown
By: Michael McQueen
Over my years of working in the business world around ideas of innovation and leadership, one lesson I have learned is that there is a lesson to be learned in most places. I must admit though, when I sat down to watch Frozen 2 with my son, I did not expect it to be one of these places. Continue reading “How Disney’s Teamwork Pushes Them Into the Unknown”
Which Archetype of Leadership Represents You?
By: Michael McQueen
Think back to your teachers at school. What characterised them? In schools, the approaches to teaching and authority tend to group themselves into four key categories. Continue reading “Which Archetype of Leadership Represents You?”
The Future is Arriving Ahead of Schedule, Thanks to COVID
By: Michael McQueen
Whatever the circumstance, one thing we can be sure of is that the future is coming. No matter the success of the standards and systems of the past, disruption is inevitable. Continue reading “The Future is Arriving Ahead of Schedule, Thanks to COVID”