Why do people keep repeating that the core purpose of business is to make money? Sue George did it the other day in the Guardian. bit.ly/16YPL She said: “…the core purpose of any business is to make money – without profit there can be no corporate social responsibility (CSR)…“. This is a bit like saying […]
On Tuesday I attended an event that felt very significant. It was the first AGM of Riversimple, an eco-car company I am involved with. We are, in our humble way, trying to re-invent the auto industry. You can learn more about Riversimple here. We have been working on our project for many years but only […]
“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” ~ Anais Nin We each see the world in a different way, from our own perspective. Things that are glaringly obvious to some of us are invisible to others. If I look at writing in Chinese it is meaningless squiggles – to […]
I had to laugh. A letter was published in the Independent newspaper on the subject of the lack of women at board level in companies. Here’s an extract: ‘…I suspect that there might just not be the numbers and, at times, the talent available within the female pool …To be a successful business person you […]
“Things are neither good nor bad but thinking makes them so”. William Shakespeare, Macbeth In his speech to the Labour party conference in October Ed Miliband proposed, in essence, that companies be labelled as “good” or “bad” and taxed and regulated accordingly. You can see where the thinking comes from – it is pretty much […]