by Keith Coats | Sep 8, 2011 | Archive, Diversity, Leadership
For the past 10 years I have had the privilege to be part of the teaching facility of the Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP) based at the East West Center in Hawaii. And yes, Hawaii is not too shabby a place to work! Given the destination, trying to summons some...
by Graeme Codrington | Aug 22, 2011 | Archive, Diversity, Future Trends
Last year, I was sent this extract from an article entitled: “Why Generation Y isn’t buying your products”. I think it was originally published in the “Retail Customer Experience” magazine. It is a reasonably good insights into how we...
by TomorrowToday Global | Aug 19, 2011 | Archive, Clients Feedback and Media, Diversity, Future Trends, Leadership, Uncategorized
In an age where we have to be able to talk to people; and all sorts of people, my feeling is that we can learn a lot from horses. Most people find them intimidating, because of their physical strength, but they could not be more wrong. 99% of horses, treated right,...
by Graeme Codrington | Aug 17, 2011 | Archive, Diversity, Leadership
The concept of “managing up” is well established in management and leadership theory. As someone who reports to a boss, you need to use many different techniques to get your boss’s attention, and influence your boss to act, think and react in certain...
by TomorrowToday Global | Aug 12, 2011 | Archive, Clients Feedback and Media, Diversity
In a world that has seriously changed and is continuing to change at an exponential rate, lots of ‘unthinkables’ become normal everyday. One of the biggest shifts in social behaviour over the last 30 to 50 years has been this idea that you now earn...
by Graeme Codrington | Aug 9, 2011 | Archive, Diversity
It seems that just about everyone is talking about generations and how to manage the mix of generations in the office these days. I was sent this interesting summary of generational values from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association Office of Diversity...