by Dean van Leeuwen | Dec 14, 2012 | Archive
There’s a part-myth that Coca-Cola ‘invented’ the modern Santa Claus as we know him today. The truth is that Father Christmas had appeared in a red coat before Coca-Cola’s illustrator Haddon Sundblom painted him, but he had also appeared as tall and gaunt, short and...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Dec 3, 2012 | Archive, Change, Leadership
If we’d been working 100 years ago, most people would’ve worked on a farm or a mine; 50 years ago we would’ve been working in a factory, today most people in developed markets work in the knowledge economy and we bring our brains not our muscle power...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Nov 29, 2012 | Archive, Leadership
There are numerous forces changing the shape and face of business today. We call the most important ones the TIDES of Change. TIDES is an acronym standing for Technology, Institutions, Demographics, Environment and Social values. Each forces has numerous, let’s...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Nov 29, 2012 | Archive, Leadership
Have you ever wondered what you would do differently if you were a leader on the historic voyage of the Titanic? A centaury later we are still gripped by the tragedy, the horrors and even the romance of the loss. It was a shocking catastrophe that cost 1,514 lives....
by Dean van Leeuwen | Oct 19, 2012 | Archive, Change, Future Trends, Leadership
Extensive research from TomorrowToday’s Strategic Insights Unit is revealing what makes companies successful in the new world of work. Our latest study illustrates seven big problems, seven big questions and seven big answers to enable leaders to build...
