Peter Fisk’s Blog
Here’s to the transformative ones … the gamechangers, the future-back thinkers, the megatrend surfers, the self-disruptors and growth finders … who won’t be told it can’t be done.
May 10, 2024
Each year I get to work with a group of incredibly talented business leaders from every part of the world. We spend 9 months together, in person and online, exploring the future of business, the disruptions, the opportunities, and how they can change t …
Leading Leaders … a conversation with Pablo Isla, CEO of Inditex from 2005 to 2022, the Spanish fashion retailer with brands like Zara and Massimo Dutti … on leadership and innovation, lawyers and movies … and why he was ranked as the world’s best CEO
May 10, 2024
“I am a humble guy, I like to get things done, but I’m also very proud to have been ranked the world’s best CEO for two consecutive years”. Pablo Isla is best known for his 17 year role as the Chairman and CEO of Inditex, the Spanish multinational clot …
LVMH x Paris 2024 … this year’s Olympic champions will celebrate with Moët Hennessy champagne as they receive their gold medals made by Parisian jeweller Chaumet … old wealth meets new ambition
April 22, 2024
This year’s Olympics were supposed to be a more inclusive and austere event, yet with the world’s largest luxury company as sponsor, they might seem like the ultimate showcase of exclusivity and wealth. The best Moët champagne will toast the victors, a …
Amazon to Buc-ee’s, Eataly and Edeka, Pinduoduo and Rappi, Wegmans and Zingerman’s … What do grocery consumers want, and what’s the future of grocery retailing?
April 14, 2024
When someone says “grocery store,” do you instantly imagine fluorescent-lit, metal-clad buildings with soulless, towering aisles? Doing your grocery shopping is probably the least inspiring thing that you can do. But it doesn’t have to be. What if ther …
Next is Now … the future is unfolding at incredible speed, driven by radical innovations, enabling new possibilities … from superfast chips to fat-busting drugs, and hairy mammoths
March 29, 2024
Welcome to the future, right now. Superfast-gaming chips and fat-busting superdrugs, asteroid-chasing rockets and carbon-capturing technologies, 4 day working weeks and chess reinvented as a reality TV game, health-enhancing fashions and the rebirth of …
The Movies of Business … from Nike’s Air to Google’s Billion Dollar Code, The Social Network and Super Pumped, Elizabeth Holmes to Steve Jobs, and how WeWork became WeCrashed
March 28, 2024
The high octane world of corporate boardrooms making billion-dollar decisions, and entrepreneurial start-ups obsessed with getting there, is rife for movie-making. And indeed some of the most thrilling movies of recent years are also stories of busines …
Reinventing the book publishing industry … while every other kind of content, media and retail business is transformed, books just don’t change … time to reinvent the business models of publishing
March 18, 2024
The book publishing industry is in a bind. While the world changes – as digital platforms transform every other industry, as new generations engage in new ways, as the sources of value are rapidly upturned – the world of books continues to dismiss the …
The Ultimate Business Workshop … from creative toolkits, design sprints, and innovation projects … to strategic decision-making, leadership development and team building
February 28, 2024
I love running workshops for all kinds of business challenges – from design sprints to innovation summits, boardroom visioning to strategic decision making, leadership development and team building – or sometimes a mixture of all these together. I’ve r …
“Disrupting the Norm, Defining the Future” … 15 big ideas for how AI, and its impact on technological convergence, will revolutionise industries and economies, faster than we anticipated
February 27, 2024
AI will have a fundamental impact on every industry, and every economy, over the next decade, says a new report from ARK Invest ARK’s Big Ideas 2024 report is entitled “Disrupting the Norm, Defining the Future” and it highlights 15 big ideas: Technolog …
Step up to lead the future … Leadership is about amplifying the potential of people, of organisations, of ideas and of brands. Visionary and servant, transactional and transforming, catalyst and coach.
February 26, 2024
100 inspiring leaders by Peter Fisk Leadership trends 2024 by DDI Leadership assessment by Korn Ferry Strengths-based leadership by Gallup More on leadership from Peter Fisk “What it Takes” is the memoir of Steve Schwarzman, cofounder and CEO of Blacks …