by Dean van Leeuwen | Dec 3, 2012 | Archive, Change, Leadership
If we’d been working 100 years ago, most people would’ve worked on a farm or a mine; 50 years ago we would’ve been working in a factory, today most people in developed markets work in the knowledge economy and we bring our brains not our muscle power...
by Graeme Codrington | Oct 24, 2012 | Archive, Change, Future Trends
Yesterday marked my 10,000th tweet sent (bizarrely it was a tweet commenting on the fact that Penguin have finally joined the digital age and published my books on Kindle – 10,000 tweets, 4 years of asking, but now finally done!). I have been a member of Twitter...
by Graeme Codrington | Oct 22, 2012 | Archive, Change
I enjoy American politics. “Enjoy” might be a strong word: I mean that I am fascinated by it, in the same way that a car accident might fascinate me as I drive past it on the motorway. As the presidential candidates gear up for their final debate later...
by Dawna MacLean | Oct 22, 2012 | Archive, Change, Future Trends
I loved Seth Godin’s post this morning, it was the validation I have craved for quite some time. Ever since I started my own practice I have been asked “what is your elevator pitch?” to which I respond “I don’t really have one”. And despite all of the pressure I...
by Dawna MacLean | Oct 22, 2012 | Archive, Change, Future Trends, Leadership
I have yet to meet a leader that can effectively solve problems or conflict by way of assertion. In fact, assertion as a means to resolution is highly toxic to your organizational culture. Assertion is like holding a beach ball under water, holding it steady is...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Oct 19, 2012 | Archive, Change, Future Trends, Leadership
Extensive research from TomorrowToday’s Strategic Insights Unit is revealing what makes companies successful in the new world of work. Our latest study illustrates seven big problems, seven big questions and seven big answers to enable leaders to build...