I’d like to Flattr you by paying for your content
Last week I posted an article around the much needed innovation and creative thinking in the pay-for-content space. One of the new additions in this space that I profiled was Flattr. Care of Wikipedia: Flattr is a project started by Peter Sunde and Linus Olsson. Users...
I'd like to Flattr you by paying for your content
Last week I posted an article around the much needed innovation and creative thinking in the pay-for-content space. One of the new additions in this space that I profiled was Flattr. Care of Wikipedia: Flattr is a project started by Peter Sunde and Linus Olsson. Users...
A note to Generation X: Learn How to Manage Up
The concept of "managing up" is well established in management and leadership theory. As someone who reports to a boss, you need to use many different techniques to get your boss's attention, and influence your boss to act, think and react in certain ways. This is a...
Career Development: Understanding that you are paid to KIS
“You’re getting paid for your knowledge, intelligence and skills” was the message I heard a Director share with young staff that were on a two-year entry-level management development programme. He was encouraging those present to accept responsibility for their own...
Opinion: Ashwin Desai… What a Loser!
Everyday during the course of the World Cup I have kept a newspaper. Why? Well I'm guessing that some day down the road it will be good to review the amazing period we have just lived through. I am sure hindsight will add perspective and I'm sure we will point to this...
In solving the ‘Talent’ crisis, it’s time for South and North to jointly solve the ‘gravitas’ problem
If you take a look at the state of business education in the world today, you'd have to conclude that we've never been in a better position to take our organisations forward to places we've only dreamed of. There's never been more business education available than...
In solving the 'Talent' crisis, it’s time for South and North to jointly solve the ‘gravitas’ problem
If you take a look at the state of business education in the world today, you'd have to conclude that we've never been in a better position to take our organisations forward to places we've only dreamed of. There's never been more business education available than...
Three simple information technology tools that you can use to dramatically enhance your business
Please note that this article was written in 2010. View our updated article (2016) '3 Groundbreaking technologies you may not have heard of that will begin to affect your everyday life' here for more updated insights into this topic. Technology advances have...
The Leader’s Challenge: Knowing What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do
Author Max de Pree has said that the first task of leadership is to define reality. For many in leadership today, the reality is they don’t know what to do in a turbulent, complex and dynamic world. Leadership is not what it once was and nor will it ever be that...
‘Playing the game’ in a connection economy
That’s right, it’s here, you know it, not just the World Cup, but also what we have called a ‘connection economy’, also known as a connective economy, people economy, an EQ-based economy or an emotion economy. We have known this for a few years now, but I wonder if we...
An Assassin, A Fishing Hook, The Power of Tribes and Two World Cups
The Assassin The sun rose quietly over Dawn Park, a suburb on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was Easter weekend so most people were away on holiday. In many ways it was the perfect African morning. A refreshing cool breeze in the air gently hinted at...
Digital spectators, fans and customers
Recently, I was chatting to an author who taught me a neat trick about getting your book to be listed as an "Amazon bestseller". It's not about writing a good book, it's all about manipulating the system (you get all your friends and family to buy your book on one...
The Silver Tsunami – managing older workers
One of the most important upcoming workforce trends is going to be companies' ability to attract, retain, engage and effectively manage older workers. Multiple demographic trends are all pointing in this direction, and companies from many different industries would do...
Top tips for Generation Y online customer experiences
I've been invited to speak at the Online Customer Experience 2010 conference in London on the 12 July where I will be doing my Mind The Gap presentation on the different generations. Leading up to this event I'm going to be sharing some of my thoughts and ideas on how...
Does Facebook have the edge over Twitter for businesses?
I've been using Twitter since the beginning of this year and Facebook for the past few years. From a business perspective and my own personal experience I've gained a lot more value from Twitter than Facebook. I've met some very interesting people and been able to...
The Silver Tsunami – managing older workers
One of the most important upcoming workforce trends is going to be companies' ability to attract, retain, engage and effectively manage older workers. Multiple demographic trends are all pointing in this direction, and companies from many different industries would do...
Freelancers, eLancers and Cloud workers
We have long been predicting that a significant employment trend in the years ahead will be online freelancers. We have used analogies of the movie industry to prove that it can work. We've done book reviews of authors who lay out manifestos of how organisations can...
An online store that sells one different thing each day – Now that’s Woot!
Woot! - I came accross them by accident. Clicked on a video link, not knowing what I was in for, and ta da - Woot.com They sell one thing each day. And each day it's a different thing. Once they sell out on a day, they stop selling, and wait for the next day to begin....
An online store that sells one different thing each day – Now that's Woot!
Woot! - I came accross them by accident. Clicked on a video link, not knowing what I was in for, and ta da - Woot.com They sell one thing each day. And each day it's a different thing. Once they sell out on a day, they stop selling, and wait for the next day to begin....
Top Tips for Generation X online customer experience
I've been invited to speak at the Online Customer Experience 2010 conference in London on the 12 July where I will be doing my Mind The Gap presentation on the different generations. Leading up to this event I'm going to be sharing some of my thoughts and ideas on how...