P&O Ferries are an apt representation of UK capitalism under Johnson’s Tories: disreputable, corner-cutting and protected from the consequences of its actions by sailing under a flag of convenience
Double rouble trouble
The growth of Russian influence in the UK is not just a political story: it is enabled by a sophisticated business ecosystem ranging from professional services to advertising and marketing that is now part of the UK’s business model
Will women leaders change the future of management?
Read my article first published in the Financial Times on 21 April 2022 here
Does management have a women issue?*
Women have left strikingly little mark on the theory and practice of management we have inherited from the past. That needs to change for a post-Covid, post-industrial, post carbon planet
Conglomerates are dead. Long live the conglomerate
Don’t write off the conglomerate. While the dismemberment of GE marks the end of one era, the rise of private equity and the giant tech platforms signals the birth of another. When managed well, the congl0merate form is as potent as ever.
Supply chain blues
The ‘beer game’ meets Covid-19: why the world’s supply chains are more stretched than they have been for many years
Johnson’s conjuring tricks are wearing thin
The consequences of Brexit are finally becoming apparent. Sadly, worthy though the ambition is, transformation of the UK into a high-wage, high-skills economy is unlikely to be one of them
The death of the job
The present labour shortages have disturbingly deep roots. Don’t expect easy solutions
Universal Basic Capital: an idea whose time has come?
The ‘pension fund socialism’ predicted by Peter Drucker 50 years ago never happened. But more modest proposals for ‘citizen capital’ now doing the rounds look promising – if anyone dares to do it
How England’s footballers ran rings round its politicians
Surprisingly, it’s off the pitch that the young English side handed out the sharpest lessons