Management and Leadership posts

We treat AI like it’s new. But this isn’t the first time aggressive capitalists have pushed a new technology into an uncertain world: it happened with trains 200 years ago, and 100 years ago it happened with cars.

Those experiences taught us the danger of unregulated technology before. Now we need to choose again.

Some decisions are like haircuts: easy to change. Others are like tattoos: permanent, visible, hard to undo. Major infrastructure projects fall firmly in the tattoo category.

In a previous post, I advised that for “haircut” projects, we should just get on with it.

But what do we do about “tattoo” projects? That’s what today’s post is about.

For thousands of years, humans have tried to predict the future, from cracking turtle shells to financial models. Here’s why we still get it wrong and how we can build better business cases.

The biggest barrier to progress in transport isn’t politics, funding, or structures — it’s decision-making. But decision-making processes are human-made, and we can rebuild them. Drawing on lessons from Amazon and others, I share four simple tools that any transport organisation can start using tomorrow to move faster and more effectively. I

"By paying us your pennies, you go about your business". A hundred-year-old MacDonald Gill poster is inspiration for today

Company restructures often aim to weed out inefficiency. Too often, they make it worse…

How as the turkey? Kids like their presents? In all the festive family fun, don’t forget to get Resolution Ready! Here’s my final five ideas. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

It’s New Year Resolution season. With only a few weeks to choose, here are another five options