Cherryflava

How to determine the value of your brand

A brand is the intangible wrapper that turns a product into a cherished possession.

Simple test to see whether or not your mission statement is total nonsense

A good mission and vision statement needs to be inspiring, unique, credible and most of all you need to be able to at least be able to track some kind of progress towards its realisation.

The Future of Work

The role of an organisational producer

There is no set way to bring out the best in an organisation, it requires experience, mastery, empathy and an ability to take subtle control.

The New World of Technology

The new war for creative talent

They call it the new 'creator economy' - but really it just a normalisation of how social media platforms were always meant to be structured.

The New World of Business

Why is this a problem?

It's easy to be seduced by the first problem that you see and straight away jump into action solving that.

Automation & digitalisation

Getting e-commerce right

The solution to the challenge of getting it right will not be found in the technology.

Videos

The danger of being labeled a genius

"I think once you call yourself a genius, you stop growing."

The New World of Business

Better management thanks to quantum theory

Nothing exists entirely unto itself but only in relation to other things.

The New World of Business

A wealth of utterly irrelevant information

Time and money wasted on irrelevant information robs us of our capacity to achieve the things that really are important to focus on.

Why are there mirrors in elevators?

Do you know why most elevators, and elevator lobbies, today have mirrors?

The New World of Business

Take a little time for nothing

If your life is too busy with busy-ness - even a booming storm may just pass you by without you noticing it.

Automation & digitalisation

Technology will not save you from yourself

If you give a 5-year-old a Steinway Concert Grand piano they're not automatically going to sound like Elton John.

Articles

The revolution will not be televised

'Summer of Soul' is a documentary film about the 1969 Harlem Culture Festival that featured acts like Nina Simone, B.B. King, Stevie Wonder and Hugh Masekela.