Peter Fisk’s Blog
Thriving on Overload … how to keep on top of a world of relentless change … some great new insights from futurist Ross Dawson
September 25, 2022
In a world of extraordinary information overload, how do you keep on top of a changing world, and make some sense of the future? My good friend Ross Dawson, an Australian futurist, has just published his latest book Thriving on Overload. He suggests th …
Running with Purpose … how Jim Weber transformed the Brooks Running Company, and persuaded Warren Buffett to buy the business … and wrote a book about it
September 24, 2022
Jim Weber joined Brooks Running Company as CEO in 2001 and is credited for the Seattle-based running company’s aggressive turnaround story. The business and brand success caught the attention of Warren Buffett, who acquired Brooks and made it a subsidi …
Future Story … Communicating your vision and strategy to stakeholders in an inspiring, relevant and commercial way … learning from Airbnb, Uber, Tinder, Revolut and more
September 6, 2022
What’s your big idea? And how do you explain it? Whether you’re an entrepreneurial start-up looking for early investment, or a senior executive seeking to articulate where you want to take your business next, a “future story” is crucial. It’s a careful …
Strategic Planning Frameworks … How well do you know your arenas and canvases from your disciplines and lifecycles? … Ansoff to Porter, Hofstede to Kearney, Bartlett and Ghoshal, Hambrick and Fredrickson, Treacy and Wiersema?
September 1, 2022
There are hundreds of ways to explore your market, your customer and competitive context, and your business opportunities. I can already hear a collective yawn at the words Ansoff matrix or Porter 5 forces analysis. Consultants thrive on theme, MBAs su …
Welcome to the Blue Economy of Biomimicry and Doughnuts where Companies are for Good and deliver Net Positive impact … the best ideas on sustainability
August 30, 2022
Sustainability is one of my big topics, and in vogue with every business, yet still lacking effective models for strategic thinking and effective implementation. We all know the challenges. During the last 150 years, we have stressed the oceans, warmed …
Kilian Jornet … the world’s greatest mountain runner, born in a Pyrenean mountain hut, who ran up Everest twice in a week
August 28, 2022
Yesterday I watched Kilian Jornet, the world’s greatest mountain runner, run slowly through the streets of Chamonix. The 34 year old Spanish ultra runner, who is now based in Norway, because the mountains are bigger, probably took longer for his last k …
Women beat men at most leadership skills … only 6% of CEOs are female, yet women outperform men on 85% of leadership capabilities.
August 23, 2022
The percentage of women in senior leadership roles in businesses is till incredibly, unacceptably low. Not just because its clearly unfair, but also because organisations are missing out on their talents. Only 6.6% of S&P 500 CEOs are women, which …
Terra Incognita … anxieties and inequalities, fragility and sustainability, machines and trust … a fabulous new map of current and future uncertainties.
August 22, 2022
How do you make sense of today’s world of relentless, uncertain change? Perhaps every boardroom needs a futurist in residence. Certainly, the old approach to incremental strategy development has given way to a much more creative and exploratory approac …
Net Positive … Is the world better because your business is in it? … the best ideas from Paul Polman’s seminal book on sustainable business
August 8, 2022
Runaway climate change and rampant inequality are ravaging the world and costing a fortune. Who will help lead us to a better future? Business. These massive dual challenges—and other profound shifts, such as pandemics, resource pressures, and shrinkin …
Ego is the Enemy … putting the greater good above your own vanity … the best ideas from Ryan Holiday’s book
August 8, 2022
I first met Ryan Holiday 4 years ago. We were speaking together at a marketing conference in Istanbul. As host of the event, I was organising the two days, working with all the different speakers, and keeping the audience upbeat and engaged. First up w …