If people are your greatest asset, why aren’t you measuring human value? open.substack.com/pub/stuartwo...

What kind of leaders do we need in a world where the definition of success is shifting? Where companies are under pressure not just to deliver financial returns, but to reduce harm, maximize societal impact, and prove that purpose extends beyond profit. stuartwoollard.substack.com/p/the-leader...

From Enron’s collapse to Purdue Pharma’s opioid scandal and Boeing’s aircraft safety crisis, a common thread in modern corporate scandals is a breakdown in human judgment, company culture, or organizational integrity. stuartwoollard.substack.com/p/where-is-t...

The corporate well-being industry is booming. Forecasts project it to exceed US$100 billion by 2030. Yet despite this growth, fundamental questions remain: Is it delivering real value? Or will it suffer the same backlash now facing ESG and DEI? stuartwoollard.substack.com/p/from-bolt-...

Talent does matter, but not by as much as many people believe. If performance is heavily context-dependent, then investing in the cultural and systemic health of the firm, not individual “brilliance”, should be leadership's top priority. stuartwoollard.substack.com/p/why-firms-...

Human value is not a “soft” metric; it is a hard driver of performance, risk mitigation, and investor confidence. stuartwoollard.substack.com/p/business-s...

What links Mercadona, Toyota, and the South African rugby team? open.substack.com/pub/stuartwo...

Nearly 25 years since the failure of Enron and its auditor, Andersen...myriad company scandals and failures in the intervening years have highlighted that much human risk is still omitted by companies and missed by investors, auditors, and regulators. stuartwoollard.substack.com/p/people-was...

When success is measured solely by hours logged, lawyers may be incentivised to prioritise volume over quality, independence over teamwork, and short-term wins over long-term value creation. open.substack.com/pub/stuartwo...

"Too many organizations make centralized decisions, design goals that miss crucial voices, and struggle to implement change without internal friction." This week's Substack considers decision-making. In a week in which the UK Government learned a serious lesson. open.substack.com/pub/stuartwo...

Why M&A success hinges on human integration, why it's often ignored, and how we can do better. stuartwoollard.substack.com/p/when-cultu...

Rethinking Management: Why Most Organizations Miss the Whole System open.substack.com/pub/stuartwo...

@mrjamesob.bsky.social wealth as wellbeing in old English

Corporate failures and scandals almost always have a human cause. Why do we only audit or analyze the health of an organization through a financial lens? youtube.com/shorts/N9iwM...

“I’ve decided to raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster,” Mark Zuckerberg Lay-offs are a red flag for future underperformance. Plenty of evidence shows this. And using "rank and yank" doesn't raise any bar. It knocks it off. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/t...

We measure an organisation's human health and its ability to create Total Stakeholder Value. Here's our new Law Firm Maturity Index www.hrmaturity.com/law-firm-mat... #sustainability #leadership #culture

Next is liable for c£30m in backpay for squeezing the costs of shop staff. How much value has it lost because of this? What's been the impact of lower pay on customer service, better understanding of customer attitudes, and getting staff to help each shop improve? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

People create value. Not just through productivity. Human value arises through work quality, product or operational innovation, and societal impact. Mature organizations do whatever they can to avoid staff layoffs. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...