Seven lessons from a BYT resignation letter
In August’s e-zine Michael Mol touched on seven ways in which to entice your Bright Young Things to stay (Seven Bribes for Severance Brothers, August 2004,http://www.tomorrowtoday.biz/article/article_076.htm). He referred to the fact that companies find it harder...
The Great HR Paradox: A thought bullet for CEOs everywhere
Never before has 'HR' (Human Resources) been so redundant within the corporation; yet paradoxically, never before has it been more needed. (And by 'HR' I am referring not to the Industrial Relations aspect of the HR function but rather to the people development side...
Generations and Culture around the world
Updated on 1 December 2009 TomorrowToday is one of the world's leading generational consultancies. An important part of our suite of services to clients is an understanding of the generation gap, especially focussing on how to attract, retain and nurture the "bright...
From dust to dust
This has been a subject that I have wanted to write about for some considerable time. Somehow though, I have been procrastinating as it seems, well‌ so mundane. I mean let’s face it, an article about the role and execution of "the corporate conference" is hardly...
Bring back the 60’s (or not)
In a speech on 19 July 2004, the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, blamed the 1960s for many of the social ills besetting Britain at the moment. As he announced his government’s renewed efforts to deal with crime, he declared ‚the end the 60s liberal consensus...
Volunteers not employees – Watch this space
Written by Graeme Codrington, Barrie Bramley and Keith Coats. It stands to reason then that those people who work in, and have a clear understanding of, the volunteer-based organisation, are in a unique position to be able to provide resources and advice to the...
Seven bribes for severance brothers
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Savvy Leadership
‘Savvy’ is described as ‘knowing what to do, when to do it and why you are doing it’. Seeking then to preface the term ‘leadership’ with ‘savvy’ becomes something of a no-brainer. With this understanding of savvy, which leader today wouldn’t want to...
Stress is not the enemy
Some people thrive under pressure, others wane � why? Sustained high performance demands physical, emotional and mental strength. To keep all three in peak performing condition, executives need to learn what world class athletes already know: Recovering energy is as...
The problem with team building
Written by Barrie Bramley & Keith Coats. Most leaders have failed to recognise the real value of ‘team building’! It’s not that they’ve taken their teams to the wrong places or engaged in substandard activities, it’s that they’ve allowed their focus to...
Newspapers meet the web
So, there I was... wondering whether I was in a well known daily newspaper or not (a friend said he swore he had seen me in the Workplace section on Wednesday). So I went online to the newspaper’s online website (they all have one) and did a search. Lo and behold, I...
Information Abstraction
Introduction The biggest impact that technology will have on business is how technology will be used to break the rules of the old game, and to create a new value proposition to the client that is based on a radically different financial and operational model. The...
Leadership – Riding Dead Horses
When you discover you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. This ancient Sioux saying seems obvious enough; I mean who in their right mind would try to ride a dead horse, right? Well maybe not. Strange as it might seem, I have met many in...
A brave new world (for women)
When it comes to leadership in the world, women have always had a rough deal. But the tide is turning. As we head into the uncharted waters of the 21st century, it is becoming increasingly apparent that a new set of skills and attitudes is required to make a success...
The world of tomorrow, today
In this warp-speed world it is no longer enough to learn from experience - you have to learn from the future! We live in a world where constant change is both a cliche and an understatement. Change, change, change. You've heard enough consultants pushing this mantra...
How are you and the internet doing?
The internet is getting old. So old that there are very few people who haven’t heard of it, although there are still many who’ve never used it. You know it’s getting old, not when young people talk about it, but when old people talk about it. My mother visited...
Welcome to the era of electronic abundance
"Survival dictates that human beings develop an ethics and aesthetics that favour exploiting fully those recourses that exist in abundance and economizing on those items that are in short supply." - Taichi Sakaiya (Gilder, 2001). Corporate strategy is always focused...
Extending your advertising reach
As professional speakers, workshop facilitators and business strategists, we use a multimedia and edutaining approach to our presentation. This means that we are constantly looking for new multimedia clips, including music and especially adverts. Adverts attempt to...
What women want – The future of leadership
What woman want in business is not the corner office, or so maintains Linda Tischerler in the Febuary 2004 edition of FastCompany. In the article Tischerler investigates the reasons behind the current dearth of women CEO's in the corporate jungle. The predominant...
Ubuntu – The advantage of the new economy
For most of the last century, the Industrial era dominated the corporate landscape. The most famous and iconic example of the power of Industrialisation was Henry Ford’s production line, and its most famous output, the Model T Ford motor car. It was dubbed ‚the...