Peter Fisk’s Blog
Your time is limited, don’t waste it … 100 inspiring business quotes from Angela Ahrendts to Niklas Zennström
January 22, 2019
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself, any direction you choose said Dr. Seuss. We can spend hours reading every book, months studying at business schools, and years learning from colleagues in our every day …
The monk and the riddle … Randy Komisar on finding your passion, living a more integrated life, and how to pursue it
January 22, 2019
Randy Komisar wrote one of my favourite books, The Monk and The Riddle. In 2003, having just taken on the role of CEO of a mid size organisation, I wanted to give my 350 managers some food for thought. Yes we could do new strategies and organisation ch …
Globalisation 4.0 … Is it an unstoppable force, fuelled by dreams and technology, or should we take back control?
January 22, 2019
Globalisation used to be exciting. To be able to connect with other people and nations across the world. International travel was a positive experience. Exploring incredible places, and diverse societies. The opportunity to share our cultures, perspect …
Eliud Kipchoge in search of new barriers … DeepMind’s AI outperforms the world’s best … and billionaire Jack Ma goes back to teaching
January 18, 2019
The passion to be better Eliud Kipchoge rises just before 5am each morning in the small village of Kaptagat in western Kenya. He rolls out of bed, wipes the sleep from his eyes and gets ready to run. By the time the sun rises over the ochre-red, dusty …
Purpose and Profit … BlackRock Chairman Larry Fink’s Letter to CEOs 2019
January 15, 2019
Dear CEO, Each year, I write to the companies in which BlackRock invests on behalf of our clients, the majority of whom have decades-long horizons and are planning for retirement. As a fiduciary to these clients, who are the owners of your company, we …
Inside Disney’s iD8 Innovation Studios … where the magic of Mickey Mouse lives on with Buzz and Brainstorms
January 15, 2019
The Walt Disney Company was founded in 1923. Few businesses have been as consistently innovative over such a long period of time. Based in Burbank, California, Disney is the largest media conglomerate in the world by revenue, and its profits last year …
Selemon Barega … time for Ethiopia’s next super athlete to step up to greatness … Do you have what it takes to raise your game?
January 14, 2019
Selemon Barega is an 18 year old Ethiopian runner, set on becoming the next Olympic champion. On the dirt roads that sprawl outwards from Addis Ababa there are thousands of young men and women who share his dream. In East Africa long-distance running i …
IDEO’s Creative Difference … How able is your business to solve challenges in new, meaningful ways?
January 14, 2019
Companies like Apple, IKEA, and Google work hard to develop the culture, processes, and habits that drive their success. When taken together, these all add up to a capability we call creative competitiveness. It’s what IDEO has spent 25 years observing …
Singapore gaming entrepreneur Min-Liang Tan wants to make Razer one of the biggest brands in the world of entertainment.
January 13, 2019
Singaporean entrepreneur Min-Liang Tan founded one of the world’s largest gaming businesses, Razer in 2005. He was a childhood gamer who made his hobby his business, and was supposed to be a lawyer. Coming from a traditional Asian family, his parents m …
The Hero’s Journey
January 12, 2019
The Hero’s Journey is a classic storytelling structure which can be found in many legends, movies and even business narratives. The phrase was created by academic Joseph Campbell in 1949, and refers to a wide-ranging category of tales in which a charac …