New Thinking Will Be Born Free

Bill and Melinda Gates want academic research to be free for all. They feel so strongly about it that The Gates Foundation (@gatesfoundation), which reportedly spends $900 million per year on scientific research, will (beginning in two years) only fund research that...

“Do new things.” (Or Fail!)

The selection of a new CEO is the ultimate next step for any enterprise. Microsoft’s selection of a new CEO this week offers us the chance to analyse the importance of taking the right step. Few companies offer such a tangle of elements that allow us to predict...

From Leader To Legend

Last June, when I wrote “Nelson Mandela Will Always Be With Us” [link], it was with the expectation of his imminent passing. As you most likely know, Mandela died last week and the burial will be held 15 December [link]. The more formal eulogies started...