Peter Fisk’s Blog

What do the best CEOs actually do? … Defining a new Leadership DNA for times of uncertainty and relentless change

August 3, 2022

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen is the world’s best CEO according to a global ranking by Comparably, based on employee reviews. He is followed by IBM’s Arvind Krishna, and Satya Nadella at Microsoft. HBR’s best-performing CEO rankings, using total sharehold …

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Emirates gets together with Crop One to create ECO1’s Bustanica, the world’s largest indoor vertical farm, based in Dubai UAE

August 1, 2022

Emirates is one of the world’s largest airlines, operating over 3,600 flights per week from its hub in Dubai, UAE. It operates to more than 150 cities in 80 countries across 6 continents through its fleet of nearly 300 aircraft. “Be good to yourself an …

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Future Book Manifesto … “To everyone who believes in the power of the written word … it’s time to take responsibility for the world we create”

July 22, 2022

I’ve been writing books for the last 18 years. In that time nothing much has changed in the publishing industry. Indeed I remember back to 2002 when I first met Mark Allin, founder of Capstone, who had just founded his business. He was determined to br …

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Rave Runs … from the Acropolis to Aquabogue, Central Park to Caer Caradoc … some of my favourite running routes around the world

July 19, 2022

I’ve been running since I was 10 years old. I got started on lunchtime runs with a small group of school friends, led by teacher Mike Henry. We’d run from the Middle School in Rothbury to Carterside farm and back. I still occasionally run on that cours …

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Latin America’s “Gamechangers” … from Camposol to Cariuma, NotCo to Nubank … Learning from brands thriving in adverse and volatile markets

July 1, 2022

We live in a world of diverse and dramatic challenges – economic inflation, political instability, social inequality, environmental crisis, global fragmentation, unjust conflict, broken supply chains, and much more. Latin America, in particular, is no …

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The “Performer Transformer” Leader … who thrives in a world of relentless change, by simultaneously delivering today and creating tomorrow

June 17, 2022

The “ambidextrous” challenge of a business leader has become increasingly important in a world of relentless change. Leaders need to be able to deliver high performance today, and simultaneously transform the business for tomorrow. Not just occasionall …

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How Glossier builds its brand community of superfans … from consumers to influencers, cupcake parties and co-created products

June 14, 2022

“Women today have different needs than we have had in the past, but beauty companies haven’t necessarily been the most reactive to that,” says Emily Weiss who launched Glossier, the skincare and cosmetics brand in 2014. “We wanted to create a very demo …

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Doughnut economics … creating a safe and just space for humanity, above the minimum living standard, and below the ecological limits of the planet

June 9, 2022

“Humanity’s 21st century challenge is to meet the needs of all within the means of the planet” says economist Kate Raworth. “In other words, to ensure that no one falls short on life’s essentials (from food and housing to healthcare and political voice …

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Yatte Minahare … Japan is the world’s third largest economy, but the fourth least entrepreneurial country … time for a leadership transformation

June 6, 2022

The Lake Biwa Marathon is the oldest in Japan – last year’s edition saw 42 local runners break 2 hours 10 minutes for the distance, the most ever in one race, anywhere – the US Olympic trial saw one runner under that time, while in the UK there were no …

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Sustainable leadership: daring to build a better world … a new book from Russell Reynolds

June 4, 2022

I have a soft spot for Russell Reynolds, the executive search firm. They found me my first CEO role, and have always provided inspiration about what really matters to leaders, based on their practical insights. Clarke Murphy is one of their team, their …

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