by Dean van Leeuwen | Oct 7, 2010 | Archive, Future Trends, Leadership
As we crawl out of an energy sapping recession it is interesting to identify how leaders are responding to the new competitive and economic environment. IBM has completed a global study of over 1500 CEO and their excellent report “Capitalising on...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Oct 5, 2010 | Archive, Future Trends, Leadership
Last week I presented to the Proctor & Gamble Alumni Chapter in Geneva. The chairman for the event was Kevin Roberts the worldwide CEO for the advertising company Saatchi & Saatchi. In one of his comments he said something brilliant. He spoke about this being...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Oct 3, 2010 | Archive, Future Trends, Leadership
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 Graeme Codrington | Sep 28, 2010 | Archive, Leadership
About a year ago, I MC’ed an event by e3unlimited, a company focused on getting the most out of generation y. Bruce Morton and Emma Reynolds, the founders of e3, have now moved on (Bruce to Sydney and Emma to Hong Kong). But this past week they were back in town...
by Graeme Codrington | Sep 21, 2010 | Archive, Future Trends, Leadership
As the Liberal Democrat’s conference unfolds in Liverpool, and Nick Clegg enjoys unprecedented media coverage as the UK’s deputy prime minister, I must admit to a little bit of self-congratulation. On the day that Gordon Brown called the election (6 April...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Sep 21, 2010 | Archive, Future Trends, Leadership
This a a white paper and introduction chapter of the book that I’m writing, I’d value your views and comments greatly. The Assassin The sun rose quietly over Dawn Park, a suburb on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was Easter weekend so most...
