by Keith Coats | Feb 1, 2011 | Archive, Leadership, Organisational Development
Any leader if asked whether or not he / she would like to have a resilient company or organization, is unlikely to give any answer other than an emphatic, “Of course I do”. And whilst resilience is something ‘hoped for’ amongst leaders when thinking of the...
by TomorrowToday Global | Feb 1, 2011 | Archive, Future Trends, Leadership
According to the article “Winning the race for talent in emerging markets” – by Douglas A. Ready, Linda A. Hill, and Jay A. Conger (HBR), developing world countries have a large shortage of adequately experienced people from lower to middle...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Feb 1, 2011 | Archive, Leadership
In the old world of work, company executives spent hours, days and months agonising over vision, mission, values and purpose. The idea of having a vision is a good one. But the exercise of corporate vision has become an academic exercise with a main purpose of filling...
by Keith Coats | Feb 1, 2011 | Archive, Leadership
Recently a CEO asked me an interesting question: What did I think is the most important quality or skill that leaders will need as they lead into the future? It is an intriguing question yet I found my answer without the slightest hesitation: Adaptive intelligence....
by Dean van Leeuwen | Jan 28, 2011 | Archive, Leadership
Great companies make creativity and innovation a cornerstone of their culture and strategy. Creativity is driven by people wanting to make a difference. But people are often constrained by culture, regulation and risk controls – barriers to creativity. Customers...
by Graeme Codrington | Jan 26, 2011 | Archive, Change, Leadership
I am a big fan of FT journalist Lucy Kellaway. Her column in the Financial Times is a joy to read (I subscribe to the FT, and also download her column as a free podcast in iTunes). Her primary interest is in uncovering – and then mercilessly mocking –...
