by Keith Coats | Nov 3, 2015 | Change, Future Trends, Leadership
Demographics are a strange thing. They single a shift from the centre and if you are not paying attention, that shift can create an imbalance from which it is hard to recover. Demographic shifts are usually perceived as slow yet unexpected events can cause the shift...
by Keith Coats | Oct 29, 2015 | Leadership
Four questions to ask when things aren’t going well. Recently I read of some ancient wisdom across many Shamanic societies that is used to treat depression, a sense of being discouraged or when disheartened. When those conditions prevail the ‘Medicine Man / Woman’ or...
by Keith Coats | Oct 27, 2015 | Archive, Change, Diversity, Leadership
A friend of mine recently attended the Global Leadership Summit and was enthusiastically sharing with me an excellent talk she had heard about giving feedback. It sounded as though the talk had been tailored to the audience and had covered a lot of ground in a mere 30...
by Keith Coats | Oct 20, 2015 | Archive, Change, Leadership, Organisational Development
According to author Richard Dobbs (No Ordinary Disruption) in 1950 a company occupied its place on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500) for an average of 60 years. By 2011 that span had dropped to 18 years. More concerning is that Dobbs predicts that by...
by Keith Coats | Oct 15, 2015 | Archive, Leadership, Organisational Development
We live and lead in a world where there is a relentless urge to be ‘future focused’ and futurefit. The need to understand and be ready for disruption in a ‘VUCA’ world – one that is volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous, is important. Certainly companies that...
