by Graeme Codrington | Apr 25, 2012 | Archive, Future Trends, Leadership
I am sitting in a presentation by Gabor Varjasi, Head of Competency Development and Strategic HR at MOL Group. This is at Stamford Global’s Talent for Tomorrow conference in Vienna. MOL have a similar problem to many companies around the world who need to...
by Keith Coats | Apr 24, 2012 | Leadership
“Write drunk, edit sober” is something Ernest Hemingway allegedly once said. I think it is good advice, except maybe for alcoholics! The kind of writing that tends to inspire me is writing that has passion, flow and somehow captures grand ideas in a way...
by Keith Coats | Apr 24, 2012 | Leadership
Play is important. For any child, play is serious stuff and central to their daily activities. We have lots of expressions that would underscore the importance of play (all work and no play makes Johnny a dull boy is one I recall). But as adults we don’t really...
by Keith Coats | Apr 24, 2012 | Archive, Change, Diversity, Future Trends, Leadership
It was Jim O’Neill, Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, who some 10 years ago, coined the acronym, ‘BRIC’ – a grouping of emerging economies namely, Brazil, Russia, India, and China. Then, in a more recent move in 2012, South Africa was officially added to the...
by Keith Coats | Apr 17, 2012 | Leadership
It was Jim O’Neill, Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, who some 10 years ago, coined the acronym, ‘BRIC’ – a grouping of emerging economies namely, Brazil, Russia, India, and China. Then, in a more recent move, South Africa was added to the club and so...
by Keith Coats | Apr 16, 2012 | Archive, Leadership
It started as an overheard conversation in Delhi, India and ended up as an unforgettable day in London, England. Specifically, Wembley stadium. The over-heard conversation was between delegates on a leadership programme in which I was involved. They were chatting...
