"What's dangerous is not to evolve.” – Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon. Do you rule by fear like Jeff Bezos, who managed to transport his whole company into a Lord of the Flies-esque environment where it’s kill or be killed (crying heard at desks, employees encouraged to "tear apart one another's ideas")?

Last year we were supposed to have hoverboards and cars running on garbage, at least according to Back to the Future fans. While we didn’t quite get there with the automatic dog-walker or talking jackets, plenty of other technologies can be used to move into the future.

The 1997 Snooker World Championship. Ronnie O'Sullivan steps up to the table in his first round match versus Mick Price and five minutes twenty seconds later he has knocked in the fastest ever competitive maximum break.

Remote teams have clear and varied benefits, but any way of working or leading will come with its own kind of challenges. In the case of remote teamwork, those challenges stem from the fact of people not being able to work side by side.

There are very few businesses in the world that don't seek to improve their productivity while also keeping costs low and avoid financial risk. Yet most organisations could nevertheless benefit from a greater degree of efficiency throughout their approach and practices.

The triple bottom line refers to a business model that seeks to achieve more than just making lots of money. With this broader view of why we go into business, there are three essential areas that can be taken into consideration: people, the planet and profit – or the three Ps.