Why (and How) You Need to Become an Indispensable Leader
For today’s leaders to survive as future leaders, they need to become more indispensable. To Shape the Future, or Be Shaped.
Alice Through the Looking Glass – and how to tame the organisational Mad Hatter
In a post for smartsimplicity.uk.com, I take a peak down the organisational rabbit hole and provide some simple insights on taming and rewiring the mad hatter Read the post here
A complicated business doesn’t have to be complex: the case for disrupting & simplifying social housing
Elaine Bailey, CEO of The Hyde Group, stirred a hornets’ nest earlier this year when she outlined that the behaviour of social housing has led to a dependency culture. And the HCA announced in June this year that the dependency in social housing on a culture of mediocrity in operating costs is no longer acceptable.…
Disrupt Social Housing: Before Someone Disrupts It For You
Elaine Bailey, CEO of The Hyde Group, stirred a hornets’ nest earlier this year when she outlined that the behaviour of social housing has led to a dependency culture. And the HCA announced last week that the dependency in social housing on a culture of mediocrity in operating costs is no longer acceptable. What next?…
Why Risk is the Biggest Risk to Innovation
In this digital age, there has never been a more pressing need for companies across all sectors to stop being so risk averse, and instead look forward – encouraging innovation, creativity and collaboration along the way.
Will your boss be an algorithm in a scary high tech future?
With algorithms set to take up to 25% of jobs worldwide, could leaders be replaced by AI, or is there an analogue future for leadership in the digital age?
The Shape of Things to Come
Could the forthcoming UK Spending Review signal ‘A government drive to break up not-for-profit landlords and sell their assets’?
#Hseparty2015 #BromfordLab Live #7: #crowdfunding #ukhousing
Here are the slides from the session earlier today ,24th June, outlining the rationale, a set of 8 #thirdway principles, and an eight point crowdfunding plan. Really looking forward to progressing the detail of this with fellow #innovators & #changeagents from #hseparty15, and others already connected to and working on it over the coming weeks. PHs Third Way
#HseParty15: Why we need more social entrepreneurs and less grant junkies
This past week has seen the publication of three very good reports extolling the economic case for more ethically based approaches to deliver the homes needed to end the UK’s housing ‘crisis’. Respublica’s ‘Devos’, outlining the need for devolved & improved planning, Savills outlining the case for living rents, and SHOUT outlining the case for…
What has £46bn of #socialhousing grant delivered, and where has it gone?
Assuming that #socialhousing grant given to housing associations by the government in England would be used to fund building new homes is probably a reasonable assumption for a member of the general public to make. It might surprise many to know that’s not necessarily the case. An appreciating asset Grants certainly do help to fund…
Expect The Unexpected
There are few positive certainties for #socialhousing in the UK following the unexpected election of a conservative majority government. But if there’s a lesson from 2010, it’s that the sector should expect the unexpected – and some potentially very radical changes. The Known Knowns Universal Credit will roll out to include rent payments for all…
