Ungoogleable??
Wired News - The internet has become more and more pervasive, maybe to the point of us not even noticing it. This means that more and more people are leaving "breadcrumbs" on their internet trail for the likes of Google and other to vacuum up. This brings a whole new...
Taking a step back … talent
Talent! You know it when you’re faced with it, but try to define it and it then begins to escape you (check out these links for more on what talent is: Hello_world: TalentMyth; What is Talent?). Whatever it is “Talent� is the word we’re using more and more to...
Teenagers and Grandparents
The Sunday Herald, 2 October 2005, reported: "Forget the generation gap ... teenagers say their best friends are their grandparents". Some wag once said that teenagers and grandparents get on well mainly because they have a common enemy 🙂 But, in reality, there...
Talent at the Banks
Graeme’s on 702
So Graeme is live on 702 and seems to be doing a pretty good job. Looking forward to hearing the callers.
Taking a step back … enterprise
From my last post you may have sensed that a Narrative approach has a concern for those that fall short of our “buzzwords�. In more depth, this is about dominant stories and subjugated stories. The thinking goes that a story (remember: a way of relating to the...
Taking a step back … change
I have said previously that words are not innocent (see Taking a step back …). What I mean by this is that words are not flippant indicators of meaning – they are value laden and play huge roles in the way we see our world. This is especially true of our...
Change
Eddy Gibbs is a change growth consultant, well known in the USA for his excellent insights into how the world is changing and how organisations (in his case, specifically churches) can adjust appropriately. Here is an extract of something I received by email from him....
Taking a step back …
There are many buzzwords that we use to describe our approach to business and how we think commercial activity should be, or shouldn't be, run. Every now and then I like to stake a step back from my language and that of my colleagues (you included!) and listen out for...
What part of ‘they aren’t going to stay’ don’t you understand?
In TomorrowToday.biz we have an ongoing debate on the issue of retaining today’s talent (we call them Bright Young Things). Some of us say you can (although not like it used to be) and some of us say you can’t. I belong to the ‘you can’t’ lobby. I do feel...
What part of ‘they aren’t going to stay’ don’t you understand?
In TomorrowToday.biz we have an ongoing debate on the issue of retaining today’s talent (we call them Bright Young Things). Some of us say you can (although not like it used to be) and some of us say you can’t. I belong to the ‘you can’t’ lobby. I do feel...
7 Things Savvy Leaders Do in order to Be Great Leaders
They recognise and cultivate healthy habits Savvy leaders understand that character outweighs personality every time. Leadership, as so many presume, is not about personality, it is about character. And character is developed over the long-haul. Developing character...
Beyond the Algorithm
I've just read an article in a recent copy of Wired Magazine about the last 10 years that changed the world. They look at the 10 years since the Netscape IPO (1995) and the people/companies that changed the world (from an internet perspective). Obviously Google is a...
The A – Z Of HyperNetworking In The Connection Economy
From developmental stages to mainstream technology Companies around the world have already begun to experience the power of third-party Web sites (e.g. www.hellopeter.com) and any self-respecting marketing department commits staff to monitoring them. But that’s not...
Designed for life or Design for LIFE!
It’s pretty obvious that the way we work is changing. Nowadays � the office is that nice comfy chair in Starbucks. With the advent of ‚mobile‛ technologies our office space followed suit and became mobile too. So now you see a ‚wireless hotspot‛ sign on...
Designed for life or Design for LIFE!
It’s pretty obvious that the way we work is changing. Nowadays � the office is that nice comfy chair in Starbucks. With the advent of ‚mobile‛ technologies our office space followed suit and became mobile too. So now you see a ‚wireless hotspot‛ sign on...
Intimacy or Integrity: Can Leaders Walk Both Paths?
The well-known contemporary comparative and cultural philosopher Thomas P. Kasulis not too long ago published a book entitled ‚Intimacy or Integrity: Philosophy and Cultural Difference.‛[1] His book lays out a compelling argument about how cultural generalizations...
Diversity: So how should we do this?
Written by Jean Cooper and Graeme Codrington. The previous e-zine had a great article by Barrie Bramley and Dr. Graeme Codrington, entitled: Loving and leading diversity. In this article they explain the business benefits of deeply embracing diversity in the...
What on earth is Google doing?
If you're plugged into current tech news you know the stories around Google taking on Microsoft with net based applications. They're also taking on Skype with Google Talk. And now have plans to offer free wireless access to San Fransisco. Yes that's the entire city....
Maverick – Ricardo Semler
After hearing my thoughts on HR in a Skype chat, a fellow ThinkSync member recommended that I get my hands on some of Semler's work. The irony is that it has been sitting in front of me in my book case for the last 2 years - the cheesy pic of Semler crouching on a...