Why the entire world economy is about to change
A few weeks ago, Business Insider ran an excellent article/slideshow sharing insights from a report by Societe General entitled "A new world order, When demand overtakes supply" (Exec summary here). The point of the report is simple: we're nearing the end of a...
Going once, going twice… SOLD
It's not often that one gets to auction off one's colleague, but last week Barrie Bramley was put up for auction on The Bid or Buy Celebrities for Charities Auction, which ran from the 18th - 28th July, coinciding nicely with Mandela week. Not only has Barrie now...
Turning the page on book stores
In much of the discussion TomorrowToday has especially in the line of customer experience (Turning the PAGE on Customer experience) we have emphasized the need for companies to be ‘more human’. What we mean by this is that companies need to display a personality and...
How Generation Y copes with death
No parent should outlive their child. And, yet, tragically this happens so often. Just last week, some old family friends' young, 20-something son, was knocked over and killed by a car in a hit and run accident. The death of a young person so filled with unrealised...
How Generation Y copes with death
No parent should outlive their child. And, yet, tragically this happens so often. Just last week, some old family friends' young, 20-something son, was knocked over and killed by a car in a hit and run accident. The death of a young person so filled with unrealised...
Definitive proof that the government (and music industry) are too far behind
Today, the UK Parliament will pass a bill that finally makes it legal for you to make copies of your own CDs and DVDs and rip them onto your own computer for personal use (read BBC report here). You might not have been aware of the fact that until today this was...
The Future of Leadership: Authenticity and Adaptive Intelligence
“The problem is not that they are not watching what you do, the problem is they are” is something that Tom Peters once said. He is right. Leaders are under greater scrutiny than they have ever been due to the available technology and the context of a connected world....
What’s your Why, How and What?
Last week Keith and I completed a 4 day Leadership Development Programme with one of our clients. It was delivered in the form of two 2-day blocks, split one month apart. The 4 days were divided up into: Leadership and THE world - global leadership trends changing the...
My Top Three Social Media Lessons for Business
I have been involved in social media for the past few years and enjoy looking at new ways that social media can be adopted in business. I am a bit of a dabbler and over the past few months I have been researching a few ideas and wanted to share the outcomes with you....
What’s your Why, How and What?
Last week Keith Coats and I completed a 4 day Leadership Development Programme with one of our clients. It was delivered in the form of two 2-day blocks, split one month apart. The 4 days were divided up into: Leadership and THE world - global leadership trends...
The Bomb, the Keys and that Damn Phone: Learning from Chaos
It was always going to be a close call. The misplaced keys simply made it impossible . . . But let me backtrack to the beginning. It was the beginning of the notorious ‘flea season’ – that time of the year when the little black pests start to make their presence felt...
Workforce trend 2012: Interim and contingent workers
The use of interim managers has been growing throughout the recession. The reasons for this are from both the supply and demand side. Companies realise that in an increasingly complex world in which they operate they need specialist, experienced and versatile leaders....
Workforce trend 2012: Interim and contingent workers
The use of interim managers has been growing throughout the recession. The reasons for this are from both the supply and demand side. Companies realise that in an increasingly complex world in which they operate they need specialist, experienced and versatile leaders....
Spam your Mom
I know that giving advice should mostly only been given when asked for (I’m a new mom, never has this statement been more true in my life!), and I also know that us Generation X’ers aren’t necessarily the most accredited generation for giving advice, but today I can’t...
Infographic: Facebook vs Twitter vs Google+
I came across this excellent infographic that encapsulates the differences between Facebook, Twitter and Google+ it was developed by Stefano Epifani and neatly and succinctly illustrates the differences between the three social networking models. What intrigues me is...
Russell Brand on HP’s new TouchPad
Now here is a product that has the features to take on Apples iPad. I really like the way the marketing team at HP have conveyed the large number of very neat TouchPad features in 30 second video clips using Russell Brand as their spokesperson. Humorous, informative...
Gladwell, Cobain, Winehouse, birth, death and 27
If you've read Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliers, then you're probably familiar with one of the ideas he suggests around being born in a certain era, a certain generation, or even a certain month. When you're born counts, says Gladwell. Some or even all of your...
Dad, what’s a virgin? Leadership and Communication
Keegan’s birthday. The decision is that he can take a select few to a movie and that mom and dad will act as chauffeurs for the occasion. The select few turn out to be the entire rugby team; well, so it seems. Cars packed to make a sardine tin look like a spacious...
Gladwell, Cobain, Winehouse, birth, death and 27
If you've read Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliers, then you're probably familiar with one of the ideas he suggests around being born in a certain era, a certain generation, or even a certain month. When you're born counts, says Gladwell. Some or even all of your...
Your future boss may be a robot
I came across a very neat article The Boss Is Robotic, and Rolling Up Behind You By JOHN MARKOFF in the New York Times which paints fascinating picture of how telerobotics and robotics could become a useful leadership tool. As more and more business leaders spend time...