What is the fuss about Artificial Intelligence? And what does it mean for me – TODAY?
The technology and business media have published a number of articles dealing with Artificial Intelligence (AI) over the past several months. But, what does it all mean? It sounds like another one of those science fiction things that people with funny “propellor hats”...
Migrants, economic meltdown or boon?
Demographics is the quantifiable study of populations based on factors such as age, race, sex, economic status, level of education, income level and employment, among others. It is typically one of the slower moving forces of change but as we look to the near future,...
How to succeed in a changing world – What leaders can learn from the BREXIT
How can Great Britain fix great problems, contribute significantly to the progress of the world and be a great nation? These are good questions, aren’t they? By answering these questions, the politicians on both sides of the BREXIT debate would have created a vision...
How to succeed in a changing world – What leaders can learn from the BREXIT
How can Great Britain fix great problems, contribute significantly to the progress of the world and be a great nation? These are good questions, aren’t they? By answering these questions, the politicians on both sides of the BREXIT debate would have created a vision...
Tuesday Tip: How to listen to podcasts while driving or at the gym.
A podcast is essentially a radio show that you can get on the internet, so you can listen any time you want. You have two options: You can listen to a podcast through a website. Or, you can download a podcast, which means you're saving it on your phone, or tablet, or...
Tuesday Tip: How to listen to podcasts while driving or at the gym.
A podcast is essentially a radio show that you can get on the internet, so you can listen any time you want. You have two options: You can listen to a podcast through a website. Or, you can download a podcast, which means you're saving it on your phone, or tablet, or...
Why do we believe things are impossible?
There are good reasons behind believing some things are impossible especially when they have been built into the societal or organisational psyche. Greg Satell, a Forbes journalist and unconventional thinker explains, “We spend a good portion of our lives learning...
Why do we believe things are impossible?
There are good reasons behind believing some things are impossible especially when they have been built into the societal or organisational psyche. Greg Satell, a Forbes journalist and unconventional thinker explains, “We spend a good portion of our lives learning...
Disruptive Change: The Marching Tune for Leaders
In TIDES of Change TomorrowToday identifies five major disruptive change drivers shaping the new world of work. Understanding change is important if we are to engage with both the threats and opportunities that change invites. A brief synopsis of the five disruptive...
What to do with boring, predictable meetings
The Problem: Boring, predictable meetings Your team meetings are the same old, same old. The routine has become somewhat boring, predictable and dull. This is impacting on the content and discussion and something needs to be shaken-up. You sense that a kind...
Here’s what Elon Musk knows about The Big Competitive Shift
We are here to put “dents in the universe otherwise why even bother” said computer pioneer and maverick Steve Jobs. For the past four decades, however, precious few businesses have been dent makers, preferring rather to focus incessantly on short-termism, quarterly...
Targeting Like a Luxury Brand
Conventional marketers are measuring the right things with the wrong measurement instruments. The severe addiction of judging performance by traffic, ratings, online engagement percentages, followers and conversion rates is becoming almost preposterous. The management...
The future just got… well crazy
Every now and then I get really frustrated that I won’t be around the see ‘the future’. As someone who labels himself as ‘a futurist’ that might make little sense but, thinking about the future and being present in the future, well those are two different things...
The holy cows, hamster wheels & not-so-deep dives of staff surveys
One of the things that gets in the way of fostering a healthy culture in large organisations is the very thing we implement to address culture: annual staff surveys. Although well-intentioned (we do after all want to know how our people feel about their organisational...
Destination Defines Destiny
Ernest Shackleton's Trans-Antarctica expedition of 1914 - 1917 is one of the most incredible adventure stories of all time. When the great explorer advertised for men to join his expedition this is the advert he posted: Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages,...
Destination Defines Destiny
Ernest Shackleton's Trans-Antarctica expedition of 1914 - 1917 is one of the most incredible adventure stories of all time. When the great explorer advertised for men to join his expedition this is the advert he posted: Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages,...
TALENT Re:Defined
Understand how high-performing talent adapts & functions in a changing world.
TALENT Re:Defined
Understand how high-performing talent adapts & functions in a changing world.
Thinking about the future at the 2016 CFO Awards
The spectacular CFO Awards Conference and Gala Dinner took place on 12 May 2016 at Summer Place in Hyde Park, Johannesburg. Keith Coats was one of their keynote speakers - below is an excerpt from the full article that appeared on ITWeb "Keith Coats, founding partner...
Thinking about the future at the 2016 CFO Awards
The spectacular CFO Awards Conference and Gala Dinner took place on 12 May 2016 at Summer Place in Hyde Park, Johannesburg. Keith Coats was one of their keynote speakers - below is an excerpt from the full article that appeared on ITWeb "Keith Coats, founding partner...