by Dean van Leeuwen | Feb 2, 2010 | Archive, Clients Feedback and Media, Future Trends
The Great Recession has made CEOs rethink strategic planning. Walt Shill, head of the North American management consulting practice for Accenture believes that: “Strategy, as we knew it, is dead…Corporate clients decided that increased flexibility and...
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...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Dec 20, 2009 | Archive, Clients Feedback and Media
I’m always on the lookout for talented companies and I think I found one on my doorstep. The company’s name is Tesco and earlier this week I gave our Mind the Gap presentation at their marketing team away day. I’m a fan of Tesco (and have written several blogs on the...
by Graeme Codrington | Dec 11, 2009 | Archive, Clients Feedback and Media, Diversity, Future Trends
S+B (Strategy + Business) is a great ezine from Booz & Co. This week’s edition focuses on where multinational companies might want to focus as the recession draws to an end and an upturn begins. And the place to look is probably Asia – if you have a...
by TomorrowToday Global | Nov 30, 2009 | Archive, Clients Feedback and Media, Future Trends
Earlier this year Rob Shuter (head of Nedbank Retail) resigned from Nedbank and joined Vodacom as Financial Director. It was an exciting move from my perspective as I watch mobile phone companies (and technology in general) redefine how we do business. Not necessarily...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Nov 30, 2009 | Archive, Clients Feedback and Media, Future Trends
I’ve just watched a brilliant presentation by Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition Movement on TED. He reminds us that the oil our world depends on is steadily running out, and proposes a unique solution to this problem — the Transition response, where...
