by Dawna MacLean | Jul 1, 2011 | Archive, Change, Future Trends, Leadership
It is often the case that highly sophisticated knowledge exists long before it’s significance in a broader context begins to resonate and be acted upon. There lies enormous brilliance hidden in cross fertilizing knowledge; a conscious effort to rethink our...
by TomorrowToday Global | Jun 27, 2011 | Archive, Change
These days you can often hear about businesses “transforming”. This can either mean they are “cutting costs” (and hiding behind something that sounds more palatable) or genuinely seeking to change their business model for the good of the customer as well as staff and...
by Dawna MacLean | Jun 24, 2011 | Archive, Change, Future Trends
Organic food is the fastest growing sector in the food marketplace, growing at a rate of 17-20% per year versus 2-3% for conventional foods. The demand for authentic food has been on the rise for many years primarily driven by growing concerns for personal well being...
by Dawna MacLean | Jun 24, 2011 | Archive
I am fascinated by how Predictably Irrational we are! And despite my awareness of it and keen eye to detect it, there are still times I catch myself falling into illogical reasoning. When I first read about Spirit Airlines charging $5 to print passengers boarding...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Jun 23, 2011 | Archive, Change, Diversity, Future Trends, Leadership
Our mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers fought hard for us. The equalities gained by the feminist movement have resulted in a steady rise in the proportion of women working in the UK; 70% at the last count. However, all is not rosy in the world of work for...
by Graeme Codrington | Jun 22, 2011 | Archive, Future Trends, Leadership
Last year, I wrote on our South African sister company’s blog about a looming talent exodus. Nothing has happened in the preceding twelve months to change my mind. The recession is going to last longer than I thought it would (at least in Europe and the USA),...
