by Graeme Codrington | Aug 27, 2013 | Archive, Change
I have mentioned Richard Stacy before on this blog. He’s a great thinker on social media in business, and speaks a lot of sense where many “social media experts” just talk hype. Here’s a very short piece from his blog, but I found it very...
by Graeme Codrington | Aug 24, 2013 | Archive
How would you define quality in your industry? What is it that your company strives to perfect and on which that can be better than anyone else? And I wonder how much money, time and effort is spent on getting that quality right – I am sure it is significant?...
by Graeme Codrington | Aug 22, 2013 | Archive
I am a big fan of Inc magazine. It’s aimed at “new world of work” entrepreneurs and small businesses, and always has insightful and useful articles. One caught my eye in particular, as it came from Leigh Buchanan, who, amongst other contributions,...
by Graeme Codrington | Aug 21, 2013 | Archive, Change, Future Trends, Leadership
You’ll lose 100% of the shots you don’t take. You’ll find this pithy advice in almost every motivational book. But being a cliche doesn’t mean it isn’t true. You have to be in it to win it. In the business world, this maxim is applied...
by Graeme Codrington | Aug 21, 2013 | Archive, Diversity, Future Trends
Yesterday, I presented our team’s most requested presentation, “The TIDES of Change” to a group of top business leaders in Sandton. During the Q&A, someone asked a simple but profound question: “What makes you most nervous?” When...