Getting it very, very wrong! The Spectator on Global Warming
Regular readers of this blog will know that I am a fan of The Spectator magazine. I am normally quick to point out that I do not support their underlying political persuasion (which can head in the direction of Conservatism quite quickly) - this is important in the...
Don’t mess with your customers
My good mate, Steve Simpson, creator of UGRs (unwritten ground rules - still one of the cleverest management tools I've ever seen!), just posted this story on his blog. The new world of work is going to filled with this type of story - especially, I fear to say, in...
How teenagers consume media (UK report)
How Teenagers Consume Media: the report that shook the City This is the full copy of the research note written by Matthew Robson (aged 15 years and seven months), an intern at Morgan Stanley, which caused a stir after it was published by them. Reported in The...
Can I help you pack Sir?
An amazing article appeared in the Business Day on the 8th July 2009. It was a Business Day interview with the former Anglo American deputy chairman, Graham Boustred, 84. It was an interview at his request in order for him to share his views on the current state of...
The war for talent is still on – and it's going to get worse
At TomorrowToday, we are predicting that the recession is only exacerbating the long term trend of companies needing to battle for the talented and appropriately skilled employees they need in order to be successful. We are particularly concerned of a talent exodus as...
The war for talent is still on – and it’s going to get worse
At TomorrowToday, we are predicting that the recession is only exacerbating the long term trend of companies needing to battle for the talented and appropriately skilled employees they need in order to be successful. We are particularly concerned of a talent exodus as...
Can I Clean Your Clock? Why China must wake up to clean power
Thomas Friedman is one of my favourite authors. He has a knack for a good story, and the insight to help us understand what the story means for how the world is changing. His latest column in the New York Times helps to frame the global energy crisis differently. And...
Why my generation mourns Michael Jackson
As in life, so in death. I am watching the live broadcast of Michael Jackson's gaudy memorial service at The Staples Center in Los Angeles, complete with golden coffin. Forgotten - for a moment at least - are the excesses and eccentricities of a very troubled...
Guy Kawasaki on how he Tweets
Anyone who follows @guykawasaki on Twitter assumes the man never sleeps. We're all certain that Tweeting isn't his main job, but he never seems to stop tweeting. So how does he do it?Click over to 'How to Change the World' for an interview with Guy, that I certainly...
The Naked Office
I've heard plenty of mechanisms to improve team spirit and boost office morale, but never this..."Staff at a design and marketing company in Newcastle (UK) spent a day working together naked after being told it would improve their morale."And it seems most of the...
The author as performer
The FT (Financial Times) had a great piece recently on how authors are now using the art of dramatic storytelling to enhance the value they add when doing live presentations based on their books. Specifically focusing on Malcolm Gladwell (who seems to be living my...
The cost of (dis)engagement
Research Works recently released a series of reports from the Partnership for Workplace Mental Health, a program of the American Psychiatric Foundation. Download them here. Research Works found that about a quarter of all employees are “actively disengaged,” meaning...
What’s new in MobileMe
It's not the normal practice on this blog to be show-casing new technology, for the simple reason that it's kewl. We rather try and focus on the people impact changes have in the areas of technology, values, demographics and institutions. Certainly this post is...
What's new in MobileMe
It's not the normal practice on this blog to be show-casing new technology, for the simple reason that it's kewl. We rather try and focus on the people impact changes have in the areas of technology, values, demographics and institutions. Certainly this post is...
The 100 Euro Note
Received this via e-mail today. Would anyone care to comment.....?"It is the month of August, on the shores of the Black Sea. It is raining, and the little town looks totally deserted. It is tough times, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit.Suddenly, a...
PodCast – Collaboration and Alliances
PodCast Update - Graeme Codrington interviews Dean van Leeuwen (Director of TomorrowToday UK) around his MBA thesis on collaboration and alliances.Go for RSS feedGo here for iTunes Feed
Will Twitter change the way we live?
There's a lot of hype around Twitter. I hear it all the time. And there seem to be two distinct camps. Those rabidly for and those against. The against camp speak of just another fad. I say that they're possibly correct in their thinking. To be honest though, that's...
Getting Gen Y into your businesses NOW
Michael Rendell, partner and global head of human resource services at PricewaterhouseCoopers recently said the following: "With the global economic downturn presenting organisations with serious immediate challenges, businesses need to work even harder to balance...
Sustainability – how to engage employees
by Ben Kellard, 27th May 2009 Reposted extract from: Forum for the Future How can you embed sustainability in a way that motivates employees? It’s a challenge for many leaders faced with the question of how to maintain the momentum of their sustainability strategy,...
HR 2018: Future View
What will human resources look like a decade from now? This is the question asked of HR Execs by Workforce Management magazine. You can read their full report here. The headlines are fairly unsurprising. I really hope that HR is shaken up more than this in the next...