by Keith Coats | Mar 30, 2016 | Archive, Change, Future Trends, Leadership
Rapid progress is usually accompanied by greater instability. The impact of globalisation on our planet has reshaped, redefined and reordered almost everything. What this looks like and more importantly, what it means are avenues of inquiry that are neither simple nor...
by Graeme Codrington | Mar 22, 2016 | Archive, Change, Leadership, Organisational Development
Last year, Cisco’s CEO, John Chambers become its Chairman. When he became CEO of Cisco Systems in 1995 the world had only just entered the digital age. About 18 million American homes were online, but only 3% of users had signed onto the World Wide Web....
by Keith Coats | Mar 17, 2016 | Change, Leadership
In a recent Business Report there was an article by Wayne Houghton titled, ‘Digital transformation key to being relevant in the next decade’. There were 10 skills that were identified as necessary for the future workforce. The list included three that have formed the...
by Graeme Codrington | Mar 15, 2016 | Archive, Change, Clients Feedback and Media
Last month, Graeme Codrington was interviewed on The Money Show by Bruce Whitfield on ‘The Science of Innovation’. It’s a 21 minute long interview about innovation, Africa, technology and organisational DNA. Read a few (badly chosen) quotes from the...
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 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...