Whether it’s between nations or companies, alliances rise and fall depending on how well their members balance trust, power, and shared purpose.

This episode discusses why alliances strengthen and why they fracture.

From the world of politics to the world of business, healthy alliances are those where members roll up their sleeves and share the load rather than just the logo.

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In today’s economy, ethics has moved from the margins of corporate life to the core of business strategy. It is a structural advantage.

As industries such as AI, fintech, and biotech redefine global competition, the ability to make principled, forward-looking decisions is fast becoming a key differentiator. Ethical leadership now signals systems awareness which entails the capacity to see how choices ripple through markets, societies, and institutions. Ignoring it is a strategic mistake.

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For decades, business and management degrees have been seen as the safe path to career success. But as AI, automation, and digital transformation reshape the modern workplace, that old logic is breaking down.

This episode discusses how an oversupply of business graduates, shifting power structures, and accelerating technology are rewriting the rules of employability. This is about systems: how universities, markets, and governments interact to produce winners and losers in the graduate economy.

If you’re a graduate, early-career professional, parent, or leader trying to make sense of where the next generation fits in, this is an episode worth listening to.

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We live in an age where disruption is the norm. Political systems, economies, and industries are being reshaped by forces that are hard to predict and even harder to control. This episode of Forces and Signals explores what strategy really means in such a landscape and why clarity and leverage are its most powerful tools. Key insights that help us make smarter decisions in business, leadership, and investment.

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Western countries are in the middle of a housing crunch, which is about much more than shelter.

This episode discusses how the housing crisis is reshaping politics, straining economies, and testing governments. Rising costs are not just squeezing households; they also ripple through voter behaviour, immigration debates, inequality, business growth, and even financial stability.

Housing is the foundation of economies, communities, and future stability. Ignoring it isn’t an option.

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We’re back in a world with nobody in charge. It’s a world with no global policeman, where revisionist powers now push boundaries, and old allies cooperate only when it suits them. Crises drag on because no one seems to have enough authority or credibility to resolve them.

This episode discusses what happens when the global order loses its anchor. From hegemonic stability theory to revisionist states and weaponised supply chains, it outlines why turbulence has become the new baseline and what it means for decision-making in both politics and business.

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Most people think of the circular economy as recycling, plastic bans, or just a trendy sustainability buzzword. But it’s much bigger than that. Circularity is quietly transforming how companies design products, develop strategy, and even measure profitability.

This episode explores the origins of circular thinking, from Kenneth Boulding’s “Spaceship Earth” concept in the 1960s to contemporary boardroom strategies. It discusses why governments, investors, and businesses are all turning to circular models, and what this shift means for leadership, transformation, and the future of capitalism itself.

If traditional linear growth was about extraction, circular growth is about regeneration. And the businesses that adapt first may be the ones that win big and define the next economy.

We often hear that “culture eats strategy for breakfast.” But what if the question we’re not asking is: what eats culture?

This episode discusses how culture rarely drives change on its own. Instead, it follows power. Whether in politics, markets, or organisations, the beliefs, norms, and behaviours we call “culture” tend to adapt to whoever holds authority and shapes incentives.

If you are in the process of transforming an organisation, navigating political upheaval, or wondering why “culture change” is so hard, this episode charts the forces and signals that really move the needle.