If you have talent you stand alone – If you have 'talent plus' you stand out
I recently read a book titled ‘Talent is Never Enough’, written by John C. Maxwell (buy it online at Kalahari.net or Amazon.co.uk). In this book the author emphasises the truth that talent is often overrated and frequently misunderstood. A common error made by people...
If you have talent you stand alone – If you have ‘talent plus’ you stand out
I recently read a book titled ‘Talent is Never Enough’, written by John C. Maxwell (buy it online at Kalahari.net or Amazon.co.uk). In this book the author emphasises the truth that talent is often overrated and frequently misunderstood. A common error made by people...
Smart people + Good tools = Amazing things
The American journalist Charlie Rose has recently interviewed a series of influential people in the technology industry. They include Eric Schmidt (CEO of Google), Marc Andreesson (Founder of Netscape), Jeff Bezos (CEO of Amazon), Evan Williams (co-founder of...
Where Leaders of Talent Get Their Edge
A business colleague, Julien Salvi, owns an excellent company, Teneo, that runs European talent management and employee engagement conferences. You can see details at their website - especially see their upcoming conference on employee engagement. He sent me the...
How finding your passion changes everything
Sir Ken Robinson is an expert on creativity and innovation. I highly recommend that you watch his excellent talk on ForaTv, especially if you don’t have time to read his book called The Element: How finding your passion changes everything. The talk is about 90...
A new way of looking at inheritance is needed
If you read this blog regularly, you might have spotted that last week's Spectator magazine has been on my reading list. It just happened to be a fairly thought provoking edition. Here is another thought it sparked for me. When the world changes, we need to change...
Gary Hamel on Generation Y
Gary Hamel, the best selling author and global guru on innovation, has turned his attentions to the impact that the next generation of young people is having on the workplace. Hamel's latest book is on the Future of Management, and he believes that the recession is...
Pupils to study Twitter and blogs in primary schools shake-up
. TomorrowToday does extensive research on the impact of changing societies, institutions and technologies on the new world of work and what is called the connection era. There are signs that one of the UK's largest institutions, its schools, are changing and...
How to get kids to look at great art (and enjoy it)
A good friend of mine recently asked me why a self-professed social liberal reads The Spectator magazine. It's simple really - as an author, I enjoy reading great writing, and I don't think there is better use of the English language in popular print than The...
Incorrect Thinking in the Financial Crisis
You can’t sit this one out
Originally posted at TomorrowToday UK's article library, and distributed in their March ezine As the recession deepens, with customers dwindling and staff morale dropping, strong leadership is required. Too many companies, and the individuals in them, are falling into...
You can't sit this one out
Originally posted at TomorrowToday UK's article library, and distributed in their March ezine As the recession deepens, with customers dwindling and staff morale dropping, strong leadership is required. Too many companies, and the individuals in them, are falling into...
A New Contract is being Born
The 1990’s were characterised by much change. Political, Social, Environmental and Business. On a business front the most significant was possibly the destruction of the employee/employer contract. An understanding that had served both parties well for many years, was...
The day I saw the future of the News
This is synchronicity. I had just finished posting my previous blog about Bernie Madoff and the biggest fraud of the downturn (although that's debatable, really). Then, I watched the recording I had made of Jon Stewart's Daily Show from earlier this week. Two things...
The other side of the Madoff scandal
This past week, Bernie Madoff pleaded guilty to one of the largest frauds ever perpetrated. It is estimated to total $ 65 billion. Thousands of people have lost millions of dollars each, and many have lost their life savings. Even as he read his guilty plea, it seems...
The hiring dilemma – Entrance vs excellence criteria
Two things happened this week that prompted me to write this particular blog: I watched a YouTube clip of author Malcolm Gladwell where he made an interesting point about the selection process at elite universities. An acquaintance of mine described his recent...
South Africa is most economically at risk emerging market in the world
For the past 5 years or so, South Africa's central bank governor, Tito Mboweni, had been publicly concerned at the high levels of credit in the economy. Consequently, he raised interest rates every few months. Prime interest rates are now at 14%. He did this in order...
7 ways forward (strategies for now)
I subscribe to the online version of Booz&Co's "Strategy + Business" magazine. I think it's brilliant. And it's free. Their latest edition is entitled "7 Ways Forward" and has their best and brightest collaborating to provide short, sharp insights for seven key...
Generations online… who’s on and who’s not?
It's great to follow the online trends for each generation. Pew Internet recently completed a report called Generations online in 2009. You can get the full report here but I've copied the key highlights for you below: Generation Y, aka the "Net Generation," does not...
ConnectToday ezine (TomorrowToday UK)
The latest ezine from TomorrowToday UK is now available online here. You can subscribe to the ezine by clicking here, or in fact, just filling in the form below... All fields are required First name: Surname: Email address: Country: Please select from list...