Peter Fisk’s Blog
Grand Slam Track … Calling all rivals, challengers and racers … Michael Johnson seeks to shake up the world of track (and field)
June 20, 2024
I’ve been a runner for over 45 years. In my youth I competed over 1500m and cross country. In those early days I was inspired by local world champion Steve Cram and particularly by Brendan Foster who was a great event innovator, launching the Great Nor …
Be me, be more … What do the world’s most customer-centric companies really do, beyond having deep insights and delivering great service?
June 14, 2024
Joshie the Giraffe A family staying at a Ritz-Carlton hotel accidentally left behind their son’s stuffed giraffe, Joshie. When the hotel found the toy, they went beyond simply returning it. The staff took photos of Joshie enjoying various hotel ameniti …
Lemonade introduces dating insurance … “It all started with a cheeseburger. Dinner and a movie. Classic combo! What could go wrong?” … Lemonade, led by Daniel Schreiber, shows how insurance can innovate
June 13, 2024
It all started with a cheeseburger. Dinner and a movie… classic combo! What could go wrong? Well, “dinner” turned out to be a Fudd 66 Green Chile Cheeseburger, cut down the middle (so was the check). And the movie? Well, that was a not-so-subtle invita …
Extreme Teams … The All Blacks are the all-conquering team from a small island, who lock together in their Maori haka before going to work. What can we learn from such teams?
May 13, 2024
Richie McCaw, the former captain of New Zealand’s “All Blacks”, is regarded by many as the greatest rugby player of all time. His teams won a remarkable 89% of their 110 matches in which he was their leader, including two World Cups. He even played thr …
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 …