Cleve Gibbon I recently listened to a McKinsey podcast that features Miklos talking about the “economy ecosystem“. It put into words something that has been bugging me for a while now about articulating the true role technology plays within organizations of the future. Let me unpack that with a little help from Miklós. I’ve been in the … Read more
We waste a lot of clothes. Fast fashion doesn’t help either. New becomes old faster than old becomes new so we end up with too much. That wouldn’t be a problem except for the fact that it’s environmentally expensive to produce clothes and its waste has a significant negative impact on the planet. Here are … Read more
I think about food a lot. Then I stumbled across this amazing WSJ podcast featuring the renowned food expert Emily Broad Lieb. She shares some seriously disturbing facts about food waste: 330 billion pounds of food waste hits US landfills every year 10% of greenhouse gas emissions are from food waste rotting in landfills In … Read more
One of my personal goals this year was to learn more about board service. Corporations are changing. Governments are relying on and regulating companies more and more each day. As such, the role of a director is complex, yet critical for corporate success. It’s a tough gig. I’ve spent a large part of my career … Read more
Right now thousands of people are washing dishes. Both dishwashers and people are using that abundant supply of water to clean their dirty dishes. However, we all know that water is fast becoming scarce. It’s not abundant. So does this feel right? I recently zoomed into a session run by Reckitt. It’s a huge holding … Read more
A lot of people do not trust AI. Sentient machines will eventually wipe out the human race if left unchecked. We’ve all watched Terminator and the birth of SkyNet. Today, scientists and technologists disrupt at pace. This is progress. It’s great. However, AI requires a bit more thought given the scale and impact it is … Read more
I recently finished the book Team of Teams. For me, it was one of those books that give sensible names to the things already do, but articulated in a clear, smart, and demonstrable way. It’s about leadership. What was complicated before is truly complex now. A complicated problem can be decomposed into a number … Read more
Ethics and Compliance The oversight of ethics and compliance programs is a core board responsibility. A single corporate misstep today can result in immediate reductions in business operations and/or long-term reputational brand damage. Both are important but in very different ways. Compliance A known set of rules, laws, regulations, and/or policies that are … Read more
Information is useful and useable data. During a typical working day, a business hopes to close with more valuable information than it started with. The broader goal(s) is to better understand “this” in order to achieve “that” – whatever this and that may be for your business! Regardless, digitization creates meaningful and modular data … Read more
If you like something, you’ll use it. A lot. That’s product engagement. I recently listened to John Straw speaking on a McKinsey podcast. I’m sharing his super simple way of thinking about product engagement. Take a look at these two companies: Company A: Makes $1, per 100 users, with 1k interactions per day Company B: … Read more