perspectives
Ideas on product, sourcing, sustainability and leadership.
I write about the things I see changing around me: product, sourcing, sustainability, technology and leadership.
I'm particularly interested in the decisions behind successful product businesses. How we make better product. Where commercial value is really created. How retailers and suppliers work together. How we develop the next generation of product people. And what happens to human judgement as technology takes on more of the work.
After more than three decades working across retail and manufacturing, I'm interested in the questions worth asking, and in bringing a practical perspective to what comes next.
I also write on Substack. Latest piece: I Thought Being Good at My Job Would Be Enough →
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Every Board Needs a Product Person
Product & Commercial
What Fashion Taught Me About Home… and Vice Versa
The Margin We Lose After We’ve Negotiated It
Beyond Manufacturing: Why Retailers Need Strategic Product Partners, Not Just Suppliers
Sourcing & Sustainability
Why Great Product Starts With Sourcing
Why Modern Sourcing Creates Commercial Advantage
Why Great Retailers Build Great Supplier Partnerships
There Was Only Ever One Table
The Next Era of Sustainability
India Was Never Just About Cost
Leadership & People
I Thought Being Good at My Job Would Be Enough
What AI Won’t Replace
Who Is Teaching the Next Generation of Product People to Work It Out?
The Best Leaders Create the Conditions for Great Ideas