Navigating the Lexical Landscape for Effective Communication Jargon is everywhere and while it can serve a useful purpose it can mask meaning and alienate outsiders Everybody hates jargon. And yet, most of us probably find that within the course of a working day, common corporate buzzwords and industry-specific phrases spill from our lips. Deep down, […]
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The Metamophosis of ChatGPT As artificial intelligence continues to advance, we are witnessing the emergence of sophisticated language models like ChatGPT, capable of generating human-like text and engaging in various conversations. This has raised an intriguing question: Should ChatGPT be able to write a blog about itself? While it may seem like a paradoxical concept,
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Pushing Boundaries Through Clever Innovation Innovation is the key to market disruption. What can companies of all sizes learn from the success stories of the last twenty years? Cast your mind back twenty years to the year 2000. The business world looked very different back then. Netflix was posting out DVDs to its customers rather
Leading the change The adoption of diversity, equality and inclusion policies can deliver real benefits. There’s a clear link between effective DE&I strategies and the ability of organisations to innovate and improve performance. We live in an increasingly diverse society. You might initially see that in terms of gender or sexual identity, ethnicity, cultural background,
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Ripping Up The Status Quo Why businesses should aim to be disruptors rather than victims of disruption. It’s hard to imagine a world in which watching a movie involves a walk or drive to the nearest video rental shop rather than simply scrolling through the Netflix menu screen. And yet that world did exist and
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Going the Extra Mile – Why ESG Builds More Profitable and Resilient Companies Variations of ESG reporting are being adopted by companies around the world but a commitment to environmental, social and governance transparency shouldn’t be seen as simply onerous. Those that embrace it have a competitive edge. When the COP26 summit opened its doors
The key to building a purpose led organisation Much more than a buzzword, a sense of “purpose” is seen to play an important role in driving performance and delivering competitive advantage. But purpose in an organisation is a multi-layered concept and it’s vitally important to ensure that valued employees feel their work is meaningful. Is
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Is Investing in Small Companies Bold or Foolhardy? Businesses around the world are collectively sitting on an unprecedentedly large pool of cash; much of this capital could be strategically invested in transformation, mergers, acquisitions and equity stakes. No one wants to risk shareholder cash, but there is a strong case for taking a chance on
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Organisations know they have to innovate but to do so there are barriers which they must address and overcome. It’s an easy stereotype. Young companies – startups and scaleups – are agile and innovative. They move fast, break things, then move on. Meanwhile, large organisations – and particularly those that are incumbents in mature markets
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