by Keith Coats | Sep 19, 2013 | Diversity, Leadership
The storm of abuse over the selection of Nina Davuluri as Miss America shows just how short America is in being the society and country Martin Luther King dreamt of all those years ago. The virile stirred up by Miss Davuluri’s selection reveals a dark undercurrent of...
by Keith Coats | Sep 17, 2013 | Leadership
There are three company directors on a train going to Scotland. One of them heads-up marketing, one is in Human Resources and the other is the Financial Director. Out the window they see a field in which there is a brown cow standing parallel to the train. “Look”,...
by TomorrowToday Global | Sep 16, 2013 | Archive, Diversity, Leadership
The French philosopher, Marcel Proust, said that the true journey of discovery does not consist of searching for new landscapes, but in having new eyes I loved that quote and agree with him. We have all heard that saying when you change the way you look at things,...
by Dean van Leeuwen | Sep 13, 2013 | Archive, Leadership
Earlier this year I was privileged to hear Seth Godin speak in London. The talk was part of his new book promotional tour The Icarus Deception. In the book and during the talk Seth asked the question “how high are you prepared to fly to deliver your art?”...
by Graeme Codrington | Sep 11, 2013 | Archive, Leadership, Organisational Development
A few months ago, I read the Inc.com blog post on “7 Terrible Management Fads That Just Won’t Die”. I have spent some time thinking about it, and wanting to engage with it. It’s a provocative read, and challenges some management mindsets that...
by Keith Coats | Sep 10, 2013 | Archive, Diversity, Leadership
Recently Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech has celebrated its 50th anniversary. In the speech King found a way to further unlock America’s founding promise that, “All men are created equal” and have the right to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”....