Paul BarnettJul 6, 20212 min"Cultivating Change" Conference July 12th Online 'Cultivating Change' is the third in a series of four conferences in the Beyond the False Dichotomy program. Full details for the whole...
Paul BarnettMay 5, 20211 minShifting the Narrative, May 17th Conference View the Details: https://www.beyondthefalsedichotomy.com/shiftingthenarrative
Paul BarnettApr 29, 20211 minFirst Course in Critical Systems Thinking & The Management of Complexity - May '22Having recently announced the newly created courses in "Critical Systems Thinking for the Management of Complexity," we can now announce...
Paul BarnettApr 29, 20214 minAn Executive Course in Critical Systems Thinking for the Management of ComplexityThe Enlightened Enterprise Academy is delighted to announce we have been working with Dr Michael C Jackson OBE, author of Critical...
Paul BarnettMar 16, 20215 minThe ENLIGHTENED ENTERPRISE MANIFESTOPhoto by Limor Zellermayer I'm currently working on the Enlightened Enterprise Manifesto, to be published in August this year. Please...
Paul BarnettMar 4, 20215 min“WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY VALUE?” Introducing a Dignity Theory of ValuePhoto by Tony Macías Regular readers of what I write will be familiar with my argument that we need to evolve beyond the current form of...
Paul BarnettDec 4, 20202 minIntroducing the Critical Systems ForumRecently I wrote the article "Before Being Born, Until the Day We Die, We Depend on Systems". It provided the context to Enlightened...
Paul BarnettSep 14, 20204 minRealising the Potential of NeurodiversityNeurodiversity refers to the different ways the brain can work and interpret information. It highlights that people naturally think about...
Paul BarnettSep 14, 20201 minEarning & Keeping The Trust & Confidence of the Board During a CrisisGiven the Covid induced economic crisis, “CEOs and company boards would be wise to adopt a crisis mindset and way of working sooner...
Paul BarnettAug 23, 20201 minMaximising Shareholder Returns: Sucking the lifeblood out of the economy for over a decade. The columnist of a recent FT article wrote: "Even before the pandemic, there were concerns that dividend payments at some companies and...
Paul BarnettAug 17, 20204 minDEFINING ENLIGHTENED, ENTERPRISE & ACADEMYAs I begin the launch of the Enlightened Enterprise Academy, I think it is necessary to explain what I mean by the words: enlightened,...
Paul BarnettAug 13, 20202 minMaverick Leaders: Taster Event Maverick Leaders are unorthodox or independent-minded people. They have the traits that make the difference between being a manager and...
Paul BarnettAug 12, 20204 minSetting the Stage for a Better Future: Three Inquiries“We can’t go back to normal: How will coronavirus change the world?” was the title of an article in the Guardian. The subtitle read,...
Paul BarnettAug 12, 20202 minWhen More Is Not Better: Book Review Part TwoThis is the second part of my two-part review of the new book by Roger L Martin, “When More Is Not Better: Overcoming America’s Obsession...
Paul BarnettAug 12, 20202 minValue Extraction: Sucking the Life Blood Out of the EconomyRecently I published a short article based on my surprise on discovering over the period of a decade S&P500 companies paid out 93% of...
Paul BarnettAug 12, 20202 minWhen More Is Not Better: Book Review Part OneWhen More is Not Better, the new book by Roger L. Martin, will be published on September 29th by Harvard Business Review Press...
Paul BarnettAug 12, 20202 minDIGNITY: A MEANS TO AN END AND AN END IN ITSELF, OR AN EMPTY CONCEPT?The recent webinar we ran, ‘A Matter of Power and Dignity: Resolving Conflict and Discrimination’ began with a provocation by Donna...
Paul BarnettAug 12, 20202 minTreating People With Dignity And Respect Makes a Decent ManEarlier this week I hosted a webinar “A Matter of Power & Dignity: Resolving Conflict & Discrimination”. This same week a row erupted in...
Paul BarnettAug 12, 20201 minPhilosophy in Management Study Tour to GreeceIt has long been my firm belief that ancient philosophy has much to teach executives. Had we not ignored it, we might have avoided many...