How Important Are First Impressions?
We are all taught that first impressions are important; and that is because they are! When I train on this subject I talk about creating first and lasting impressions that differentiate you, because in a world where there is so much choice, it is fundamentally...
How Artificial Intelligence can save the markets (and our jobs)
Keith Holdt, one of our newest contributors, has posted a video on his personal blog that was developed by our friends and content partners, your Business Channel. It's 5 minutes really worth watching: Some interesting thoughts on what Artificial Intelligence can...
The Rocket Science of leadership: Dear Keegan, as you leave
I wrote a letter and slipped it into Keegan’s luggage before he set out on his overseas adventure that would last a year (at least) having finally done with school. It was one I had long been composing in my head and would be the expression of so much that I wanted to...
Wisdom and insights from Seth Godin
I am a huge fan of Seth Godin, and subscribe to his daily insights blog and emails. So many of his daily nuggets are pure gold, and I find myself wanting to share them (I do this through Twitter @workforcetrends or my Speaker Profile Facebook page if you'd like to...
Targetting the (ageing) Boomers: South Africa as a retirement destination
My good friend and colleague, Lynda Smith, sent me an article recently that got me thinking about how companies and countries need to have strategy for the ageing Baby Boomers. Lynda runs an excellent consulting firm, The Refirement Network, that focuses on this...
Do no harm: why banks continue their agonising, slow death plunge
It seems too easy, and almost cliched these days, to bash the banks. And yet, astonishingly, just when you think you've heard the worst of it, some new piece of information comes to light that shows just how sick and rotten banking is right now. I fully understand, of...
The Revenge of the Boomers – why Boomers need to become techno-literate!
I heard a great story in a workshop in which I was involved with a group of educators. We were talking about ‘Rethinking Education’ and in particular the way in which technology is impacting on education. As you can imagine it was an emotive and challenging discussion...
The Nightmare of no more silence: A leadership challenge.
It was a statement that immediately arrested my imagination. A statement that was simple yet profound and one that conveyed an idea that proved unshakable. It was a statement that demanded contemplation and had me immediately reaching for a means to record it before...
What a Difference Difference Makes
By Prof Nick Barker and Dr Graeme Codrington, TomorrowToday Difference matters. Globalization has resulted in increasing uncertainty, interdependence and complexity, coupled with accelerating and non-linear change. It has also resulted – unexpectedly – in a growing...
A Woman’s World Beckons
Steve Pinker, Professor of Psychology at Harvard, famously wrote that 'behavioural science is not for sissies' and I agree. Although I wish somebody had alerted me to this fact before I embarked on a four-year long Sociology degree aged 19. I think this phrase is even...
A Woman's World Beckons
Steve Pinker, Professor of Psychology at Harvard, famously wrote that 'behavioural science is not for sissies' and I agree. Although I wish somebody had alerted me to this fact before I embarked on a four-year long Sociology degree aged 19. I think this phrase is even...
TomorrowToday launches our own TV channel: TomorrowToday Business TV
Our colleagues in the UK have formed a partnership with our business television friends at yourBusinessChannel, and they’re pleased to bring you TomorrowToday TV. On this channel, we feature a selection of short video clips from business experts to get you thinking...
TomorrowToday launches our own TV channel: TomorrowToday Business TV
In partnership with our business television friends at yourBusinessChannel, we’re pleased to bring you TomorrowToday TV. On this channel, we feature a selection of short video clips from business experts to get you thinking further about various aspects of the new...
Ten reasons why LOYALTY is important for the future of your business
Trust and Loyalty are fast becoming cornerstones to competitive advantage in a world that is changing constantly. Reputation management - the management of trust and loyalty  - needs to be an item on every board's agenda. If it's not on your company's radar these ten...
Required: a revolution in retail
The retail sector has undergone immense upheaval over the last 20 years as sales have moved online and new, hugely successful entrants have changed the way we shop. Add the impact of the recession to this and the result is familiar high street names disappearing and...
Secrets to Success in a New World of Work: High Tech, High Touch, High Trust
The world we live and work in has become increasingly complex in the past two decades. Rapid advances in technology, together with globalization and fast growth all combined to rewrite the rules of success, failure and organizational design. The result is that in most...
Scott Thompson of Yahoo should resign – not for lying, though
Scott Thompson is the CEO of Yahoo, a position he has held since January, after moving from PayPal. An activist shareholder recently discovered that Scott has falsified his CV and bio, claiming to have a BA in Computer Science when in fact he only has a BA in...
Scott Thompson of Yahoo should resign – not for lying, though
Scott Thompson is the CEO of Yahoo, a position he has held since January, after moving from PayPal. An activist shareholder recently discovered that Scott has falsified his CV and bio, claiming to have a BA in Computer Science when in fact he only has a BA in...
Choosing your child’s name
My colleague, Mike Saunders, had a baby yesterday (technically, it was his wife, but you wouldn't know it from his reporting of the event 🙂 ). Congratulation, Mike. Here's a quick thought for him as he makes a very important early parenting decision. Dear Mike,...
The Communication Revolution
My colleague, Saffron Baggally, runs our training company in South Africa. She recently had some excellent insights on the information and communication revolution we're living through. I know you'll enjoy her thoughts: In the 21st century I think we are all acutely...