Peter Fisk’s Blog
Dreams and Details … Leadership according to Jim Hagemann Snabe and Mikael Trolle, fusing the worlds of business and sports
July 9, 2019
Jim Hagemann Snabe and Mikael Trolle should know a bit about leadership which delivers results. One is Europe’s leading industrialist, the chairman of Siemens, whilst the other is a world-leading sports coach. Leaders at every level of business are str …
Conscious Deceleration. Algorithmic Beauty. Morality Recoded. Revelation Brands … a peak at some of the big “trends” shaping today’s markets
July 7, 2019
Trends can be exciting, inspiring and sometimes even insightful. They spark our imaginations, shape our innovations and confirm our intuition. They help us make sense of the big picture, and where we are going, and how to tune into consumers today. The …
“Everything you know about AI is wrong” … How to build the nexus between humans and intelligent automation
July 2, 2019
Artificial intelligence will radically change our lives, but just not in the ways you might think. You’ve been made to believe that AI will take your job. The truth is AI will deeply change the nature of work itself and lead to the creation of jobs tha …
“Take a deep breath, think about where you’re going next, and open your eyes” … How mindfulness became big business
July 2, 2019
“Take a deep breath, think about where you’re going next, and open your eyes.” I open my eyes. There’s no one in the room. It is just how I left it. In fact I’ve just spent the last hour, focusing on my breath, body and the sounds around me. I’m not at …
Better questions = better answers … How a “Socratic” approach to leading and learning enables more critical thinking, and better action
July 2, 2019
Critical thinking will be the number one skill for business in the 21st century (according to the World Economic Forum, Harvard Business School and The Institute for the Future). Being intensely curious about our changing world, being open minded to ex …
How to deliver a better keynote … 7 ways to inspire, educate, and entertain your audience as a keynote speaker
June 29, 2019
I spend most of my life travelling around the world to conferences, annual meetings, in-house workshops, and other business events, as a keynote speaker. I talk about the future of business, and in particular how to lead that future in a way that inspi …
Disrupt or be disrupted … innovate smarter and faster by acting more like a startup … how established companies can use the “lean startup” methodology
June 26, 2019
Eric Ries has become the world’s guru to start-ups. And large companies too, who want to think and act faster, more creatively, and more dramatically, before they are disrupted by them. His book The Lean Startup has now sold millions of copies since it …
Maersk … change is never easy, particularly for traditional businesses in a digital and disrupted world
June 25, 2019
Maersk, the Danish shipping business, was another traditional company trying to compete in an increasingly digital and disrupted world. It struggled to understand how to respond to a new generation of shipping innovators, alternative transport provider …
The Corporate Athlete … business leaders turn to fitness, diet and sleep, as the ingredients for high performance
June 11, 2019
I’ve been running each morning for 40 years now. Give or take the occasional guilt-ridden absence due to illness or injury, it’s been a streak ever since I joined the school lunchtime running club as a 10 year old. I run in rain or shine, wherever I am …
The Age of AI … Smart robots, conscious computers, and the future of humanity … say hello to tomorrow
June 9, 2019
AI has become the predominant technology driver of our time. The term artificial intelligence (AI) has been used far and wide within the realm of data science and beyond – but what exactly is it and what are its capabilities? The premise behind AI is t …