This week’s combination of resources and articles offers insights and practical resources to help you equip yourself with the skills required in these disruptive times, as well as for the Future of Work.
● Join Us in Protecting Our Planet’s Biodiversity Hotspots 🌍
We are thrilled to share our story of collaboration and conservation. TomorrowToday Global has recently partnered with the Kariega Foundation through our commitment to 1% for the Planet.
Together, we are working to protect two of the world’s most critical biodiversity hotspots. Discover how these conservation efforts from the Kariega Foundation are making a significant impact on preserving our vital ecosystems.
Click the link here to read the full article and learn how your organisation can also get involved in this mission to safeguard our planet’s future.
● 9 Future of Work Concepts That Need More Attention.
Future of work concepts continue to evolve with circumstances and technological innovation. While AI, AR, and VR were top of mind pre-pandemic, other trends, such as hybrid work and generative AI have taken hold, radically changing how people work.
Read this article from Information Week here.
● Ep. 3 of The TomorrowToday Podcast.
In Episode 3 of The TomorrowToday Podcast, Graeme and Buhle delve into “Organisational Design in the Connection Economy”. In an interview with adaptive leadership expert, Keith Coats, Graeme unpacks why there has been a shift toward meaningful relationships both inside and outside of organisations, and how navigating these connections can be leveraged to gain competitive advantage.
Graeme and Buhle talk about the practicalities of becoming bionic within organisational structures. Graeme interviews psychologist and author, Tamryn Batcheller-Adams, about her book and they discuss how bold leadership intersects with successful organisational design in the connection economy.
Key questions of the episode: which parts of our businesses need transformation and how will we go about making the required changes? Are we holding onto ways of organising and leading that are no longer effective? Are we open to change? Listen to the full episode here.
● The Connection Economy by Keith Coats.
Competitive Advantage – What matters most and how we got here: Competitive advantage has always existed and understanding the evolution of what constitutes competitive advantage in today’s context, is important for any business.
It may seem obvious and yet there are many companies who persist in playing by ‘old rules’ when it comes to their endeavour to create a competitive advantage for their service or product. By tracing what constituted competitive advantage through a succession of economic eras, we will be able to see the evolution of what remains central to business success. Read Keith’s article here.
● Three-quarters of UK companies’ software supply chains exposed to cyberattacks in past 12 months, research finds.
Out of the 74% of UK IT decision-makers who found a vulnerability or cyberattack in their software supply chain, almost two in five (38%) said it took their organisation up to a month to recover.
“How a company monitors and manages cybersecurity in their software supply chain has to rely on more than just trust,” said Keiron Holyome, VP of UKI & emerging markets at BlackBerry. “IT leaders must tackle the lack of visibility as a priority.” Read this article for more insight into the impact of colliding grey elephants — the big squeezes and intelligent advancements.
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