What will the future of work look like?
In the future the workforce will be more connected, workers will be virtual, mobile and temporary, they will be global, multi-generational and diverse – older and younger, different sexes, cultures and beliefs working side by side. We know this, it is happening...
When Everything Changes: Succeeding in disruptive times
The world is always changing – it always has been. But every now and again there are moments in history where all the forces of change seem to combine together to produce an era-defining shift. That’s what we study when we study history, even naming these times to...
Digital native graduates – managing the next generation
How are you managing your new graduates? It is very easy to fall into the trap of doing things the same way - doing what has always been done. The reality of today's modern digital native graduates however, is that they are not merely younger versions of the older...
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 we mean when we talk about ‘Strategic Insights’ at TomorrowToday Global
Dean gives a brief overview of what the team at TomorrowToday refer to when we speak about Strategic Insights. Speak to one of our team to find out how we've helped our clients with our Strategic insights, and more importantly, how we can help you and your business.
Disrupting the world of everything
“These devices are only going to get smaller and more powerful” say Om Malik of Fast Company. You can buy a Raspberry Pi with a 700MHz processor and 256 MB of memory for about $25. In 2001, a Mac with 450 MHz and 64MB of RAM cost $1,800.” Apple dominates the personal...
[Video] A generation with different attitudes, expectations and values
Today's young people are not just younger versions of us! Generational Theory tries to explain why this is true by going back to when our value systems were formed in us (first 12 - 15 years of your life), and explores why different generations have different...
Of course you need to change, everyone does
Credit Suisse, one of our major TomorrowToday clients, are currently welcoming new boss Tidjane Thiam into the chief executive hot seat. Thiam, formerly the head of Prudential, hails from the Ivory Coast and is a well-respected figure in the banking world. L&G...
Why is storytelling important in business?
What is your competitive advantage in the connection economy? In this 1 minute video clip, Keith (TomorrowToday's Director of Storytelling) explains why storytelling in business is such an important element in forming relationships, connecting with people, and...
Play Well: A lesson for leaders when it comes to serious play
Who is the biggest tyre company in the world? You might be tempted to say Goodyear or Bridgestone but you would be wrong. In fact the biggest (or maybe the smallest) tyre company in the world is LEGO. Today, LEGO produces some three hundred million tyres per year more...
Top 10 YouTube Channels for Leaders
Huffington Post recently published this list of YouTube channels that leaders should watch. With over 6 billion hours of video and thousands of channels, YouTube has something for everyone -- even for those of us who want to become better leaders. Over the last year...
5 Lessons learned, the day I was saved by the cloud
The unthinkable happened. While doing my final preparation, the afternoon before I had to deliver a full day of facilitation for the board of an international shipping company, my hard drive crashed and my computer died. It was the second computer to die on me in six...
Robot wars – and it’s a good thing
Later this year (5 and 6 June to be precise), the final stage of the world's most important robotics competition takes place in California. The DARPA Robotics Challenge (see details here) will see 11 robots compete for the toughest prize in robotics and robot...
The Quest for Atomic Fusion: A lesson for leaders everywhere
When talking to Steve Cowley one is aware that you are in the presence of a great mind. Steve is one of the world’s leading scientists and is the CEO of the UK Atomic Energy Authority, Professor of Physics at Imperial College London and Head of the EURATOM / CCFE...
Sad @ Work
The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) in collaboration with Hexor, recently released the most contemporary study in Depression in the workplace- the results are staggering[1]. Depression is so often referred to as a “soft” issue, a HR concern that...
Make things Beautiful
So you have a territory of differentiation. But more often than not, you won’t be alone. In fact, chances are that your segment is heavily commoditized – unless you are a luxury brand, of course. Why should this be of interest? Let me try and explain this through an...
Make things Beautiful
So you have a territory of differentiation. But more often than not, you won’t be alone. In fact, chances are that your segment is heavily commoditized – unless you are a luxury brand, of course. Why should this be of interest? Let me try and explain this through an...
Working in intensity
How are you, Joe? I am SO busy. There is so much going on. I can’t wait for this busy time to be over and we must get together for some lunch and a catch up. Three months pass……. How are you Joe? I am SO busy. When will it be a quieter so we can meet? I don’t know...
The Need for Leaders to be Future Fit: Why it is important and what it will take
I am guessing that we have all had sporadic but inspirational bursts of the desire to get ‘into shape’- to repel the advancing years and waistline and slay the beast. The outcome is usually to get to the gym or don the less-worn running shoes and get to work. All too...
Trust and Leadership
Michael Argyll was one of the best-known English Social Psychologists of the twentieth century. The eminent professor of psychology at Oxford University authored or co-authored over 44 books. As an academic he is best known for his studies on happiness and...