by Dean van Leeuwen | Jan 29, 2010 | Archive, Future Trends, Organisational Development
In this months Harvard Business Review, Roger Martin writes that “modern capitalism can be broken down into two major eras. The first, managerial capitalism, began in 1932 and was defined by the then radical notion that firms ought to have professional...
by Graeme Codrington | Jan 29, 2010 | Archive, Future Trends
This weekend, Sky TV in the UK will become the first to broadcast a live sports event in 3-d. This is a preview of regular channel that will be launched by Sky in April. It will be available at no extra cost to anyone with an HD box. Read the press release here. The...
by Graeme Codrington | Jan 28, 2010 | Archive, Future Trends
The UK is officially out of recession, as are most countries around the world. You couldn’t call it “bouyant” yet, but the recovery has started. Over the next few months and years, it will gain momentum. One of the unintended consequences of the...
by Graeme Codrington | Jan 28, 2010 | Future Trends
I first saw Elizabeth Warren about 6 months ago on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show. She is the chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel created to monitor TARP (The Troubled Asset Relief Program – central to America’s bailout). In the few minutes she...
by Graeme Codrington | Jan 25, 2010 | Archive, Future Trends
Accenture recently put out a report entitled, “Banking 2012: Preparing for a revolution”. How I’d love to believe they are right. The executive summary says that the banks that will succeed are those that focus on transparency, simplicity and renewed...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Jan 23, 2010 | Archive, Clients Feedback and Media, Future Trends, Organisational Development
I’m on a quest to find companies that are extraordinary, companies that not only achieve good financial results but also contribute positively to society as a whole. I’m intrigued at how many companies have fallen down in the past few years because a number of very...
