Dr Robert Epstein, a psychologist at Harvard, is well known as a leading thinker on creativity. He developed a simple model which identified the following important dimensions of creativity (creative competencies): Capturing This relates to how well you capture and preserve ideas as they occur to you. For example, artists carry Read More
As a consultant, I spend a fair amount of time reading business plans – sometimes to familiarise myself with the firm I am working with and often to help them deal with a tricky strategic problem. I see many excellent plans – but also a number of shockers. So as Read More
PwC recently announced its annual revenues increased 6.5% to a record £2.6bn with overall profits for UK, Channel Islands and Middle East operations rising 10.8% to £727m in the year ending June 2012. PwC audits 40 of the FTSE 100 firms and posted 4.1% revenue growth to £656m for its Read More
There’s so much happening in the world – mostly driven by the digital revolution – that it’s easy to get so wrapped up with new tools and channels that the fundamentals are left behind. Strategy is one of those areas that is often neglected. And even when, like me, you’ve Read More
I promised the delegates a note of the key points that arose at the recent, action-packed Future Marketing Manager workshop in London. Amongst the solicitors and accounting firms attending, I was delighted that there were also two barristers chambers represented. Despite the variety of delegates (in sector and seniority), the Read More
