Purpose and Business: Summary of talk by Colin Meyer
This is a very short summary of a talk I heard recently at the Institute of Directors event at the start of May 2021. Colin Meyer from the UK shared…
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Mark Longbottom has had a career working with for purpose organisations in the UK and New Zealand. In this interview we find out about his passion for England from a…
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Joe has just finished co-writing “Silver Linings” with David Downs about the impact of Covid on businesses and the pivots they went through as a result. In this interview we…
