![]() ![]() ![]() His talk at bluedot takes him back to his roots, having written his PhD thesis on the physics of extra dimensions.Įver wondered what it would be like to jump into a black hole, if only to escape the latest news bulletin on Brexit? Take the plunge with Professor Padilla on a journey to a place where space and time is a strange as it was at the moment of creation, at the moment the Universe was born. He has held prestigious fellowships from the Royal Society and the Leverhulme Trust and in 2016 was awarded the Buchalter Cosmology Price for his work on the cosmological constant problem. His research lies in the realm of theoretical cosmology, devoted to understanding the physics that underpins the evolution of our Universe. Tony has previously held academic positions in Oxford and in Barcelona, having studied for his degrees in Cambridge and Durham Universities. Tony’s videos have amassed over thirty million hits and have sparked lively debate from niche science blogs to the New York Times. In addition to Numberphile, he is also a regular presenter on Sixty Symbols, another of Brady Haran’s popular science channels. Tony was just the You Tube presenter who shared it with a few million people on Numberphile. Of course, that wasn’t really Tony but the great Ramanujan. Whatever they are, they are predictable and, knowing that, you can plan to move along the journey more smoothly and faster knowing what is ahead of you.Tony is a Professor of Physics at Nottingham University although outside of academia he is best known as “the guy who said all that the positive integers sum to minus a twelfth”. Some parts of the journey are easy, some hard, some frustrating, some celebratory. If you can only identify with the early stages, then know this gives you the gift of seeing into your future. If you watch this and can identify with all of this to the end, you are in Advanced Growth on the model. In closing, several years ago HSBC (a past client of Shirlaws, not coincidentally!) created a beautiful and wordless 90 second advertisement that was a perfect illustration of the business journey as illustrated by the Stages model. Book a call at my site whenever you are ready. Even one call can bring clarity and energise them by knowing “What Comes Next” through these predictive lenses, the “crystal ball” provided by these models and my experience and insights. I’m always here to listen to business leaders ready to talk about this. The first model is called “Jump” and illustrates why businesses get stuck in a “black hole” at predictable levels and so, knowing these are predictable, leaders can then have the choice to “Jump” the black hole, if they are ready to do so, to make that “Massive Impact” for themselves and their business.įor businesses to whom this is the stage they are at (“stuck” in or before a Black Hole), my role with clients is to support them in elevating their leadership to carry their business through the changes needed to Jump that Black Hole, as well as to provide the Actionable Insights they need to do it. First, from my own past experience as a leader, then from working with many clients in leading their business through and beyond this, then third, from demonstrating the journey through the use of two deeply researched and applied models that I worked with in my years in Shirlaws. In talking to such leaders, I can both normalise their experience on three levels. The great news is that I understand where they are on their business journey, both in terms of numbers and in terms of how it feels to lead a business. When I ask them if they have been beyond that revenue level in the past the answer is either “yes, but we fell back”, or “no, we never seem to be able to get beyond a certain point”. The business leaders will note they are “stuck”, often that they are tired, exhausted or, if British, “knackered”. Of late, I’m finding myself being introduced to leaders of businesses that are “stuck” at revenue levels in the 8-12 million range. How do you move forward when your businesss is stuck in a black hole?Īs my home page notes, my work is focussed on leaders ready to make a Massive Impact. ![]()
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