Nesta’s Lisa Barclay seeks returns on impact investingÂ
Impact investor Lisa Barclay explains how Nesta is building a virtuous circle of investment in UK startups....

January 6, 2026 • by David Bach, Alarico Allegri in Purpose • 7 min read
The forces reshaping global business demand more than strategy. They require leaders who can interpret uncertainty, adapt at speed, and bring coherence to an increasingly unstable environment...
Continue readingDecember 19, 2023 • by Michael Skapinker in Purpose • 7 min read
Impact investor Lisa Barclay explains how Nesta is building a virtuous circle of investment in UK startups....
September 28, 2023 • by Vanina Farber, Patrick Reichert, Shih-Han Huang in Purpose • 11 min read
There is a growing need to provide executives with the tools to take a more integrated approach to impact and business – and to change mindsets when it comes to financial decision-making. The impact...
August 17, 2023 • by Heather Cairns-Lee in Purpose • 11 min read •
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Olympian Rebecca Wardell tells Heather Cairns-Lee how a 20,000 km bike ride from Lausanne to New Zealand taught her the importance of managing her mindset, resilience, teamwork, and the kindness of strangers...
June 28, 2023 • by Dominic Alldis in Purpose • 6 min read
How can you give individual players in your team greater autonomy to achieve your company’s goals? Dominic Alldis shares how both classical and jazz quartets work together to deliver excellence....
October 18, 2022 in Purpose • 7 min read
In a CEO Dialogue with IMD President Jean-François Manzoni, Ipsen CEO David Loew discusses his leadership style as he orchestrates the French-born pharma firm’s response to its best-selling drug facing generic competition...
July 27, 2022 • by Ivy Buche in Purpose • 7 min read
Consumers want companies to go further in addressing issues that affect wider society. For those willing to do so, a marketing-led competitive advantage is up for grabs....
June 24, 2021 in Purpose • 1 min read • Podcast available
“Solar Impulse” explorer Bertrand Piccard on finding purpose. As an explorer, Bertrand Piccard has always had a strong sense of purpose. But now he finds he has a gift for helping other...
April 14, 2021 • by Thomas W. Malnight, Ivy Buche in Purpose • 3 min read
An organization’s purpose is too often segregated from strategy and associated with long-term rather than short-term gains, impeding future success....
April 8, 2021 • by Thomas W. Malnight in Purpose • 4 min read
Competition for new growth and opportunity is fierce and relentless. In this fight, business leaders are often left puzzled as to why their strategies, the result of arduous planning and painstaking research,...
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