by Keith Coats | Aug 11, 2014 | Archive, Future Trends, Leadership
Before the 2014 FIFA World Cup, analysts within Deutsche Bank developed a computer model to forecast the results. The winners? Why, England of course. It should be pointed out that they were after all ‘foreign exchange analysts’ which might just be submitted as...
by Keith Coats | Aug 7, 2014 | Archive, Leadership
In the July 2014 edition of Leadership, South Africa’s premier leadership magazine (it also happened to be their 350 publication – congratulations!) there appeared an article by Dr Rene Uys, titled ‘Connecting the Dots: the Connection Economy demands a paradigm shift...
by Keith Coats | Jul 23, 2014 | Archive, Leadership
Having breakfast with a CEO recently and talking about organisational change, he came out with the memorable line, “change is hard – I’ll be ready tomorrow”. It wasn’t a personal reference but rather the unspoken response he seems to encounter from his senior leaders...
by Keith Coats | Jul 21, 2014 | Leadership
Recently I had the privilege to attend a graduation ceremony. It was of course wonderful to see young people rewarded for years of hard work and was a forceful reminder of the importance of the academic contribution to our knowledge base. Theory forms the base that...
by Keith Coats | Jun 17, 2014 | Leadership
There is a remarkable cricket statistic than not many who love the game would believe or even dream possible. Yet it is. Amongst all who play the game internationally, having your name inscribed at Lords Cricket Ground, the home of cricket, for either a batting...
