by Jude Foulston | Mar 8, 2016 | Archive, Leadership
In this short video, Ray gives an overview of what we mean by the Quarter-Life Crisis… Not the mid-life crisis, but not very different from it either! If you’re looking for a more in depth overview of Gen Y and the Quarter-life crisis, you may find...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Mar 7, 2016 | Archive, Change, Future Trends, Leadership
What if, in a changing world efficiency and effectiveness are no longer the bastions of competitive advantage? What if, what modern organisations need is more hare and less tortoise? As the CEO of industrial giant GE, Jeff Immelt says, “Ten or twenty years ago,...
by Keith Coats | Mar 4, 2016 | Archive, Leadership
“Write something that connects to FutureFit” was the unambiguous instruction from our eZine Editor and if there is one thing I have learnt in writing it is that you listen to what your editor says. So, there was little room to manoeuvre as I considered exactly what...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Mar 4, 2016 | Archive, Change, Leadership
When Leila Janah was very young she wanted to be an ocean explorer. Her hero was Jacques Cousteau and the exploits of the famed French undersea explorer on board The Calypso captivated her. Fascinated by the ocean and the creatures who lived in it she decided to...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Mar 3, 2016 | Archive, Change, Future Trends, Leadership
Today’s competitive rules are different from previous periods. Strategies that focus on reducing costs and building efficiencies will be less effective than those which are based on offering products and services in more innovative ways. Established companies...
by Keith Coats | Mar 2, 2016 | Archive, Leadership, Organisational Development
What CEO wouldn’t wish for a ‘resilient company’? In the prevailing economic conditions, resilience might just be the most important of characteristics for any corporation or organisation. If resilience isn’t part of one’s DNA then chances of surviving the future must...