They fired their best coach ever… And this letter is how he responded
I am a sports fanatic. I just love watching and following sport, enjoying both the competition and the many stories and lessons that flow from the world of sports. Tim Elmore, an expert on the Millennial generation and growing young leaders, highlighted a fascinating...
Tuesday Tip: Letting Go – sometimes the hardest thing to do!
There comes a time when letting go is necessary. The problem is that all too often ‘letting go’ is seen as capitulation, as giving-up and the lesser of the options available. We are usually encouraged to ‘hang in there’ and to persevere regardless of the situation...
Russell Dickens
‘Super’ trainer and facilitator
8 Skills for the Future of Work
How best does one ensure that you are prepared for the ‘new world of work’? In a context of exponential change, what will it take to be ‘future-fit’? These are important questions for everyone to be asking – wherever it is you find yourself along your career path....
What’s new in the Future of Work Academy for May
Below is a copy of the most recent email we sent out to our Academy members letting them know what we've added to the Future of Work Academy in May. The Academy is a great resource for anyone wanting to start developing the right skills that are essential for success...
The importance of screwing-up and the critical lesson of the inflatable fort
Cartoonist Gary Larson’s genius is to reveal life from unusual perspectives. His work turns everyday situations inside out and in doing so, gifts us with both a smile and an insight all at the same time. One of my favourite Larson depictions is that of an orchestra...
Overcoming disruption: What having cancer has taught me about disruptive forces
No one wants to hear they have cancer. As disruptive forces go, it has the power to change everything. But equally and as with any disruptive force, be it in the world of work or your personal life, there are steps that can be taken to influence and shape a positive...
Who would want a pony when you can have the whole universe?
The first time I was asked the question was when my daughter (Tamryn) was about to turn five. It was a question that then cropped up every year with regular monotony only to be met with the stock-same answer year after year. It was a question that long after the...
Bitcoin: The beginning of the Digital Bronze Age
Since the dawn of time human society has been through several stages of development and evolution. The earliest stage was the stone age. In this age we had very basic tools and implements that relied on our ability to use stones to shape other stones. What we didn’t...
Different Together
The power of understanding difference differently
GDPR is an opportunity, not a threat
At the end of this month (May 2018), the European Union implements the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). It requires companies and organisations to be much clearer and more transparent with people about what personal data they store and how they use that...
Business books and ideas that need to burn
The idea of burning books is horrific to us. So, I am not really advocating that. We learn not by destroying the lessons of the past, but by a process of antithesis and synthesis. We take what we once took for granted and test it, stretch it and ultimately replace it...
Tuesday Tip: Creating a Culture That Retains Diverse Talent
On his last Tuesday Tip, Buhle spoke about one of the common challenges for organisations when it comes to retaining diverse talent. He said the reason that attraction and recruitment schemes don’t lead to retention of diverse talent is two-fold: Firstly, the culture...
The D7: Digital Nations worth watching
What do Canada, Estonia, Israel, New Zealand, South Korea, Uruguay and the United Kingdom have in common? They form a group known as The D7, and argue that they're the most advanced digital nations in the world. They exclude a few strong contenders like China and...
In the media: workforce tech, predictions, leadership and slow internet connections
In recent weeks, our team has been quoted in the media and contributed to some important future of work research. You'll find these articles interesting: Technology trends for the year ahead - predictions by experts represented by Speaker Associates The biggest...
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Managing Millennials [Replay]
Understand the new generation entering your workplace: One of the most significant disruptors in almost every industry around the world is the expectations and working culture of our youngest staff members. We'll explore this generation and how they are disrupting...
The next wave of gobbledygook speak is coming to a deep learning algorithm near you
One of my pet hates is movies and TV shows that attempt to incorporate high-tech by getting the actors to spout sentences littered with technology terms. "We need to find where the terrorists are by reverse-tracing their IP addresses through VPN routers. But we can't,...
How to be more innovative
Your company objectives say that innovation is important. Your boss keeps saying that you need more of it. And yet you and your team feel a bit stuck – just doing more of the same, with decreasing results. Recently, TomorrowToday’s co-founder, Graeme Codrington,...
Watching the people who watch the future
I am often asked to recommend resources for people who are wanting to keep an eye on the horizon and track future trends. Our team calls this "switching on the radar". Here is a list of the blogs and people we recommend you follow. I'll keep this updated, and ask you...
Tuesday Tip: Managing Millennials
PROBLEM: The youngest staff members in my team don’t seem to be proactive or committed to completing tasks - how can I get through to them and explain the importance of doing what I need them to do? DIAGNOSIS: I am not a fan of the popular put-downs of the...