by Dean van Leeuwen | Nov 29, 2010 | Archive, Future Trends, Leadership
Business leaders have recognised that in 2011 there will be no going back to normal, in fact there is now a new normal that involves a world where change is the new constant and complexity is the biggest challenge. The big question is how do business leaders manage...
by Graeme Codrington | Nov 15, 2010 | Archive, Diversity, Leadership
This is the original submission as published as the Keynote feature in the Journal for Convergence (ISSN 1606-6162), Vol 5 No 4. “We can’t seem to keep our bright young things”. This is the common complaint of businesses around the world these days....
by Graeme Codrington | Nov 12, 2010 | Archive, Diversity, Future Trends, Leadership
How the next few years will shape the future of the workplace in unprecedented and astounding ways. I was recently asked to contribute to a discussion about the most important forces that will shape the next decade of work. I think the following nine trends are going...
by Graeme Codrington | Nov 5, 2010 | Archive, Leadership
Since leaving GE, Jack Welch has refused to retire gracefully or quietly. He has continued to stay vocal and keep his profile in the media, especially by writing and disseminating business advice. I suppose one shouldn’t begrudge him this – after all, he...
by Graeme Codrington | Oct 28, 2010 | Archive, Change, Leadership
One of the best books around on leading change must be John Kotter’s business novel “Our Iceberg is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions” (Buy now at Amazon.co.uk or Kalahari.net). It’s written as a parable about a group of...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Oct 13, 2010 | Archive, Leadership
I like The Economist’s Schumpeter, the topics are hugely relevant and the dry sense of humour tickles the right spot. The western style of leadership is in drastic need of radical rebooting, Schumpeter uses a “baseball bat” too hammer home an extreme...
