economy

09
Nov
Stranded assets, stranded egos and stranded careers

Stranded assets, stranded egos and stranded careers

Stranded assets are a big barrier to change. Both environmental and economic progress can be stifled by stranded assets. But[…]
6 min read
20
Mar

Revisiting South Africa: The window and the mirror

I just came back from 2 weeks in South Africa, exactly three years after my first visit there.  My sense[…]
4 min read
18
May

The Pit and the Pendulum: EHS&S and Productivity

Some EHS and sustainability leaders feel like characters in an Edgar Allan Poe story. That’s never a good sign, especially[…]
3 min read
19
Mar

Driving sustainability: A glimpse of South Africa

It was my first time in Africa since leaving Ethiopia 50 years ago.  We’ve both changed. A whirlwind week in[…]
3 min read
07
May

Sitting here in (strategic) limbo…

Many of us are sitting here in limbo (with all due respect to the reggae management guru Jimmy Cliff).  Senior[…]
1 min read
11
Mar

Aspirational Spring

I’ve changed the banner photo on my web site to an early spring picture, perhaps prematurely. It’s a sunny 60-degree[…]
1 min read