by Raymond de Villiers | Nov 25, 2016 | Archive, Change
Ray was recently meeting a client at one of the large national banks local head office. While ordering a cappuccino from their coffee shop he was told that they don’t accept cash as payment. The bank’s coffee shop only accepts cards and a form of digital...
by Keith Coats | Nov 24, 2016 | Archive, Diversity, Leadership, Organisational Development
Understanding the journey of different ‘from’ to different ‘for’. In the past, similarity worked. This was how the world worked. Teams, even entire organizations, worked based on people who were like you. It was easy; it felt comfortable. You began with a foundation...
by Graeme Codrington | Nov 23, 2016 | Archive, Leadership, Organisational Development
In his book on innovation, “Robert’s Rules of Innovation II: The Art of Implementation”, Robert F. Brands, provides many examples of the practices that have led to cultures of innovation in a variety of different companies (see his book on Amazon.co.uk)....
by Keith Coats | Nov 23, 2016 | Archive, Change, Leadership
The sports world news has been punctuated by stories of pending leadership changes in F1. Bernie Ecclestone is due to step down as the FI Chief and the McLaren team has just parted company with founder of the modern team, Ron Dennis. Both Ecclestone and Dennis have...
by Keith Coats | Nov 23, 2016 | Archive, Change, Leadership
The sports world news has been punctuated by stories of pending leadership changes in F1. Bernie Ecclestone is due to step down as the FI Chief and the McLaren team has just parted company with founder of the modern team, Ron Dennis. Both Ecclestone and Dennis have...
by Keith Coats | Nov 21, 2016 | Archive, Leadership, Tuesday Tips
An ‘adaptive challenge’ is defined as, ‘knowing what to do when you don’t know what to do’. In today global context leaders are increasingly facing more and more adaptive challenges. In an adaptive challenge learning becomes a fundamental ingredient in working towards...
