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January 13, 2026

Hands-On Innovation: Why Leaders Must Own the System, Not Just the Strategy

A recent Harvard Business Review article, “The Surprising Success of Hands-On Leaders”, challenges conventional leadership wisdom by

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January 7, 2026

The 2026 Paradox: Why Innovation-led Growth Has Never Been More Critical—Or More Difficult

Glassdoor’s 2026 Worklife Trends Report reveals a workplace landscape that should alarm every executive who considers innovation

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December 11, 2025

Innovation Capability: The Missing System Behind Employee Engagement

Why the five drivers of engagement can’t work without building the capacity to solve problems Recent research

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December 11, 2025

High-Performing Teams: Reflecting on a Timeless Leadership Topic Through an Innovation Lens

I’ve been reflecting on Scott Keller and Mary Meaney’s classic McKinsey article, “High-Performing Teams: A Timeless Leadership

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December 9, 2025

Brittleness paradox: why organisations break before they innovate

Last week, a senior executive from a major UK social housing provider reached out to me with

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December 3, 2025

Why Innovation Culture Change Fails: The Leadership Behaviours No One Wants to Discuss

A CEO recently told me something that should terrify every board member: “We’ve invested £12 million in

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December 1, 2025

From Vision to Value: Why Innovation Strategy Must Be More Than a Strategic Pillar

In a conversation I recently had with the CEO of a global manufacturing firm, he said: “Innovation

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November 12, 2025

​​Shaping the Future Through Innovation: Why Leaders Must Build Systems, Not Programmes

After two decades of working with Fortune 500 companies and governments around the world, I’ve witnessed a

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November 5, 2025

Building Innovation Leadership Skills: Practice in a Low-Risk Environment

Peter Bregman’s compelling Harvard Business Review article, “To Develop Leadership Skills, Practice in a Low-Risk Environment,” offers

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October 23, 2025

The Innovation Culture Double Bind: When Executives Demand What They Don’t Demonstrate

In a recent Harvard Business Review article, To Change Company Culture, Focus on Systems—Not Communication, Benjamin Laker

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October 13, 2025

Why H2H Marketing is Crucial to the Future of Customer-Centred Innovation

Standing before audiences of marketing leaders around the world, I’ve witnessed a fundamental shift in how progressive

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October 7, 2025

The Co-CEO Model Could Be Innovation’s Secret Weapon

When Spotify announced the successor to Daniel Ek would be Alex Norstrom and Gustav Söderström so two

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