Leadership Archives - Mike Stopforth

What Do We Really Mean by Digital?

Mike · Jul 25, 2020Jul 25, 2020

Is there a word in the business lexicon that can be interpreted more ways than “digital”? Is digital a thing? A set of things? Is it a way of doing things? Is it something you can buy or build? Is it an ideal, or belief, or set of values? And is this an important question …

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Fighting While Moving Backwards

Mike · May 31, 2020May 31, 2020

Most sports have seen their events and audiences grind to a halt during the global COVID-19 lockdown. UFC president Dana White has pounced on the opportunity in typically bold and polarising fashion, broadcasting multiple events under revised conditions. Right now it’s about the only sport fans can enjoy live. Mixed Martial Arts (MMS) is not …

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The One-Eyed Man podcast Season One

Mike · May 1, 2020May 2, 2020

Do you remember those heady, idealistic early days of blogging? I was an early adopter and as such was often approached by colleagues and friends for advice about starting a blog. They would have an idea or a story to tell, had probably registered an account with Blogger or Typepad or WordPress and in some …

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How SMEs can survive the COVID-19 crisis

Mike · Apr 21, 2020Apr 30, 2020

This is an unimaginably difficult time for entrepreneurs and small business owners. It’s a tough time for everyone, to be fair, but when you’re balancing the survival of your organisation with the concern you have for your employees, economic uncertainty, and your own well-being, you have a cocktail of complexity and stress. Add to that …

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Reflections on the 2017 BCX Disrupt Summit

Mike · Nov 23, 2017Apr 30, 2020

Social instability will get us long before AI does.” If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard someone use the words innovation or disruption in a boardroom or conference venue in the last ten years, I’d have 0.892 bitcoin. Sadly, there is an inverse correlation between the number of people who talk about innovation and …