Why does your business exist? What is its purpose? It’s something I always ask clients as the answer provides the true north for all decisions, whether strategic or operational. A seemingly logical question yet it is not uncommon to find that the leadership of a...
A case study on the economics of premium food. In the late 1990’s, Scottish archaeologists unearthing the Vaults of Edinburgh discovered an interesting insight into the eating habits of the early 19th century inhabitants – thousands upon thousands of oyster shells. To...
I was not expecting to see a buff guy wearing naught but a pair of board shorts when walking into the Wesfarmers AGM. No, it wasn’t Richard Goyder taking Perth’s casualisation of business wear to a new level but a model parading Target’s summer...
The recent discussion on “Soft Targets” (ie performance targets for Executive that are not financial) is raising questions over whether they drive benefits for shareholders.(See ABC story) What hasn’t been mentioned are the marshmallow-like qualities of the...
It was halfway through a lunchtime banquet held in a small (by Chinese standards) portside town on the river Yangtze. The usual broths, Asian vegetables and fish had dizzily circulated on the Lazy Susan but the hero dish was only just making its way to the table. The...
