The Great Sofa Surprise: The difference between net and com
I recently read a story in our local newspaper, The Mercury of a situation that I can only imagine how it must have played out and is the stuff of a Monty Python sketch. It seems that the Archdiocese of Manila invited devotees to watch the live broadcast of a ceremony...
Selling to Generation X: you must connect to their families – in their way!
One of the keys (not the only key, but a very important key) to advertising and selling to Generation X is to connect to their families. Gen X are the generation who were born and grew up in the 1970s and early 80s. They are not "the young people" anymore, although...
Mind your Manners, Mind your Business
My son moved over to the USA this year and obviously embraced the norms and celebrated the new holidays with enthusiasm, Halloween and Thanksgiving being the most recent. I suppose like all holidays they can mean different things to different people, and can be fully...
10 Leadership Lessons from Santa
Ho, Ho Ho…it’s that time of year again when the tinsel comes out, trees get decorated and dietary regimes along with turkeys get stuffed. The old guy with the impressive beard comes out from his reclusive lair to both delight and terrorize little people and of course...
The year in review
As you may or may not know TomorrowToday does not have a central office where we all trundle off to between 08h00 and 17h00 Monday to Friday. Let’s face it who does do that anymore? TomorrowToday has what we call a ‘virtual office’ meaning that we are all in different...
Education for the new world of work (vidcast)
Last week I was asked by the great team at Enviable Workplace.com to experiment by doing a video podcast for them instead of something written. So, here's a 12 minute discussion on the role of education in the new world of work, and what we need to do to change...
Education for the new world of work (vidcast)
Last week I was asked by the great team at Enviable Workplace.com to experiment by doing a video podcast for them instead of something written. So, here's a 12 minute discussion on the role of education in the new world of work, and what we need to do to change...
Updated edition of ‘Mind the Gap’ available now
Exciting news: My best-selling book, "Mind the Gap" originally published by Penguin in 2004 has been fully revised and updated and is now available. Buy it from Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com or Kalahari.net. Nearly 25,000 copies of the book have already been sold, making...
Updated edition of ‘Mind the Gap’ available now
Exciting news: My best-selling book, "Mind the Gap" originally published by Penguin in 2004 has been fully revised and updated and is now available. Buy it from Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com or Kalahari.net. Nearly 25,000 copies of the book have already been sold, making...
That Which We Need to Know About Life and Work We Can Learn From Sport
From the United Nations to Schools to Non-Government Organizations sport has been recognized as an extraordinary way for people to learn to become better people. Not only is sport a physical and mental activity, but it is an emotional one also. Think about the last...
Good to Great… to Gone!
Jim Collins got it wrong. Not totally wrong, but wrong enough that we need to be careful (as always) about who we listen to when designing companies for future success. Too often, leaders take a shortcut and blindly apply models they find somewhere else, without doing...
Preparing to Leave: An Essential Reminder to Leaders Everywhere
The countdown has started. Of course there are many ‘countdowns’ as kids grow up, but this one is perhaps the biggest whilst they remain under your roof and in your fridge. The one I am referring to, of course, is preparing to leave home. In just a few days Keegan,...
Social Reinvention at South Africa’s Web 2.0 Conference
Mike Saunders will be presenting Social Reinvention at the Web 2.0 conference in March 2012. Date: 6 – 8 March 2012 Venue: Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, Johannesburg Get 10% off the conference by quoting this promotional code "tomorrowweb2.0" The past, present...
Preparing to Leave: An Essential Reminder to Leaders Everywhere.
The countdown has started. Of course there are many ‘countdowns’ as kids grow up, but this one is perhaps the biggest whilst they remain under your roof and in your fridge. The one I am referring to, of course, is preparing to leave home. In just a few days Keegan,...
100’s of innovative ways to reinvent management. Join the management hackathon now!
How do we reinvent management & capitalism? How do we make people's jobs more inspiring and meaningful? How can companies deliver more value to society and their customers? These are just some of the questions that my colleagues and myself at TomorrowToday's...
Dreaming of a Green Christmas
Durban is packed to the rafters this week, between the “Matric Ragers” from all over the country, officials and celebs attending Cop17 – the Climate Change Conference. Traffic is a nightmare with blue light conveys to and from the airport. Add to this the start of the...
Dreaming of a Green Christmas
Durban is packed to the rafters this week, between the “Matric Ragers” from all over the country, officials and celebs attending Cop17 – the Climate Change Conference. Traffic is a nightmare with blue light conveys to and from the airport. Add to this the start of the...
Last dictator standing
Satire is part of Nando's brand image and style, they have always created brilliantly funny adverts. Their latest: The Last Dictator shows Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe setting out a Christmas dinner table for his old mates (Colonel Gaddafi etc.) who one by one...
Everything you know is wrong (Or is it?)
Here's a superb thought experiment for you and your team. What if everything you think you know is wrong? Just in case you think this is too big a thought experiment, let me tell you about an event that is shaking the scientific community - and quite possibly the...
Does a CEO need to blog?
If you were to take one look at the world today, it would be obvious that social media has become a very important communication tool. Ask yourself this question "can a CEO remain relevant if they are not versed in this new communication style the world has adopted?"...