by Keith Coats | May 21, 2015 | Archive, Leadership
It is said that a good or effective blog answers a relevant question. That being the case, here is a question every leader serious about being futurefit ought to be asking: How can I learn? Pause for a moment and think about leadership and learning. Many leaders are...
by Keith Coats | May 12, 2015 | Leadership
J.F. Kennedy once said that, “the problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by sceptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were”. And I am sure that by ‘men’ JFK would have also meant...
by Keith Coats | May 5, 2015 | Archive, Leadership
The statistics and our own research conclusively points to the fact that ‘how to’ headlines, titles and literature sells. (This being the case any article with not one but two ‘how to’s’ in the title ought to be a complete winner!)‘How to do this’ and ‘how to do that’...
by Keith Coats | Apr 28, 2015 | Leadership, Organisational Development
The leader’s world is one that is busy, demanding and complex. Many leaders find themselves distracted to the point where they are no longer ‘present’. In this world there can be many ‘casualties’ as things get overlooked, taken for granted or ignored. Culture is one...
by Keith Coats | Apr 16, 2015 | Archive, Change, Future Trends, Leadership
Friendly fire in a military context is often associated with tragic fatalities. However, it can also serve as welcome reinforcements, shift the momentum and win the battle. Disruption is ‘friendly fire’ and will either be the thing that kills you or the catalyst in...