by Dean van Leeuwen | Nov 11, 2015 | Archive, Change, Future Trends, Leadership
“If you find what you do each day seems to have no link to any higher purpose, you probably want to rethink what you’re doing.” says Ronald Heifetz, the Founding Director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and the leading global...
by Keith Coats | Nov 10, 2015 | Archive, Change, Diversity, Leadership
Today’s viewpoint offers perspective on yesterday’s form. It doesn’t usually make for comfortable viewing. Looking back reveals past prejudices, biases and ‘truths’ that in the light of today, are revealed for what they are… wrongs, lies or for some, sin. In this...
by Keith Coats | Nov 9, 2015 | Archive, Change, Diversity, Leadership
H&M, the Swedish fashion retailer, have certainly made an inauspicious entry into the South African market. In fact it is hard to imagine how they could have messed things up more than they have in making their splash! Firstly they launch their brand using images...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Nov 3, 2015 | Archive, Change, Future Trends
ESPN Coach of the Century Vince Lombardi said: “I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour – his greatest fulfilment to all he holds dear – is that moment when he has to work his heart out in a good cause and he’s exhausted on the field of battle – victorious.” Here,...
by Keith Coats | Nov 3, 2015 | Change, Future Trends, Leadership
Demographics are a strange thing. They single a shift from the centre and if you are not paying attention, that shift can create an imbalance from which it is hard to recover. Demographic shifts are usually perceived as slow yet unexpected events can cause the shift...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Oct 28, 2015 | Archive, Change, Future Trends
It’s worth bearing in mind that the advances over this century in robotics and intelligent machine learning applications mean that many of the knowledge jobs once taken as being safe from automation are now under threat. If you want to future-proof yourself from...
