ESG: A Case Study in Failure vs Value Management November 2023 has been a challenging month in the world of ESG (Environment, Social and corporate Governance). Or at least it ought to have been. Most recently, a senior ESG executive at Deutsche Bank’s Private Bank has argued that…

Tesla & Value Management: Part 3: Learning Part 1: How Tesla embody Value Management practices Part 2: How Tesla really are led by Value and have shown that it works Part 3: What the rest of us can learn from Tesla’s example Last month, Chris wrote an article about…

Tesla & Value Management: Part 2: Value-Led Part 1: How Tesla embody Value Management practices Part 2: How Tesla really are led by Value and have shown that it works Part 3: What the rest of us can learn from Tesla’s example Last month, Chris wrote an article about…

Tesla & Value Management: Part 1: Practices Part 1: How Tesla embody Value Management practices Part 2: How Tesla really are led by Value and have shown that it works Part 3: What the rest of us can learn from Tesla’s example Last month, Chris wrote an article about a series of…

What Do Things That Matter Look Like? The Things That Matter are at the core of Value Management. We explain what Things That Matter are as follows: “The Things That Matter are anything and everything that constitute Value: Value firstly to end customers, and then – from there – Value to your organisation, your…

Two Kinds of Simple: Which is Right? “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Leonardo da Vinci Human beings all seek simplicity. Whether it’s Occam’s Razor in problem-solving, the KISS principle in systems design, or the streamlined and intuitive interfaces of our smart phones, simplicity is prized. And rightly so. Why…

Unlocking Collaborative Working: Part 2 This article – split here into Part 1 and Part 2 – originally appeared in the May 2019 edition of The Partner (pp88-89). It demonstrates how to ground high-level Things That Matter through measurable, actionable Value Codes – an early example of…

Unlocking Collaborative Working: Part 1 This article – split here into Part 1 and Part 2 – originally appeared in the May 2019 edition of The Partner (pp88-89). It demonstrates how to ground high-level Things That Matter through measurable, actionable Value Codes – an early example of the Three Steps to Value. The article remains fully…