Peter Fisk’s Blog
Angela Cretu … how Avon’s new CEO is transforming the business in the midst of pandemic … creating a new digital platform and business model
August 12, 2020
I first met Avon’s new CEO, Angela Cretu, during a customer-centricity masterclass I was delivering in Budapest a decade ago. As we talked about the primacy of the consumer, and how to create better propositions for them, she was adamant that in her bu …
Creating more positive impact … Microsoft looks beyond “carbon neutral”, to leverage its assets and ingenuity to make the world a better place … to be “carbon negative”
August 10, 2020
Many companies have pledged to reduce their carbon emissions, often using offset-type tactics to alleviate their guilt, and sometimes going further to the point of neutrality, where they leave the world no worse than before they started. This is nothin …
Which companies performed best during the pandemic? … Amazon to Tesla, Pinduoduo to Shopify … tech-based companies thrived, as the rest of the world stopped working
August 1, 2020
It was not a time for focusing on profits. It was a time for looking after people. As the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the world, locking down cities and nations, economies quickly felt one of the most dramatic shocks of recent times, and its far fro …
The best ways to business leaders to “survive and thrive” through the crisis … defensive and offensive strategies that worked best in previous economic downturns
August 1, 2020
The future might seem incredibly uncertain right now. It’s only human to be fearful and even initially paralysed to the point of inaction. But for leaders it needs to be more. Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel, once said “Bad companies are destroyed by c …
The Wicked Seven … Seizing the opportunity of Covid-19 to find new joined-up solutions to the world’s greatest challenges
July 21, 2020
A wicked problem is a problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements that are often difficult to recognize. It refers to an idea or problem that cannot be fixed, where there is no single …
Singapore technology, Danish sustainability, Swiss finance … Small countries have become the most competitive in a world of uncertainty and relentless change
July 21, 2020
IMD’s annual World Competitiveness Ranking is now in its 32nd year, and showcases a wealth of data on the performance of national economies around the world. In 2020, Singapore has again ranked top, followed this year by Denmark, Switzerland, the Nethe …
Business Recoded … Wang Xing, the entrepreneurial leader of Meituan Dianping, the world’s most innovative company, delivering to China’s fast growth markets
July 21, 2020
In an exclusive extract from my forthcoming book Business Recoded, meet one of the most inspiring business leaders, shaking up today’s world. He embraces the opportunities of relentless change, the power of disruptive technologies, and the courage to c …
“Liquid” business models … the dynamic fusion of digital and physical concepts, devices, and channels … from Apple WWDC to Babylon Health, Icon Construction to Singularity Sushi
July 17, 2020
As lockdown shifts to downturn, we have seen how many companies have adapted to new low-touch, socially-distant norms. Cafes and restaurants have developed thriving street-food and delivery businesses, cinemas and theatres have become drive-in experien …
Visions for 2030 … What if we did things better? … Time to reimagine how we lead our businesses, and work together with society to create a better future
July 16, 2020
World Economic Forum recently asked the members of its Global Future Councils – academics, business leaders and members of civil society – to imagine a better world in 2030. Only by thinking about where we want to be tomorrow can we prompt the action w …
The Imagination Sundial … a new design tool to help us imagine what we might seek from the future … and how to build back better
July 9, 2020
“Don’t even try to recover, instead find a new path” was the challenging message from Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize recipient who created microfinance as a way for people to escape poverty through work. He joined me online last month for The Re …