Social Media and Recruitment – The connection economy shift
Finding a job has never been a simple process and finding the right person to join your company is like finding a needle in a haystack. Fortunately the rise of social media is making it easier for companies and candidates to court each other. Those candidates that use their online presence to ‘beef up’ their […]
An analogy to explain big data: Turning hay into needles
I have mentioned Richard Stacy before on this blog. He's a great thinker on social media in business, and speaks a lot of sense where many "social media experts" just talk hype. Here's a very short piece from his blog, but I found it very helpful in explaining why...
7 Stats that change everything: What to be thinking about as a Leader.
Benjamin Disraeli once said, “There are three types of lies – lies, damn lies, and statistics”. Of course we know that statistics can be used to support multiple sides of an argument and as Mark Twain once observed, “Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are...
On leadership: Your next 10 moves, think carefully!
What is your ‘next move’ as a leader? Well, of course that would depend exactly on what it is we are talking about, but here would be a variety of topics – and some suggestions as to your ‘next move’. On ‘talent’: Ask if your current strategy and HR plan is really...
Quality is defined by the promise your customers need you to make
How would you define quality in your industry? What is it that your company strives to perfect and on which that can be better than anyone else? And I wonder how much money, time and effort is spent on getting that quality right - I am sure it is significant? Wouldn't...
Retail and Technology
There is a unique relationship between retail and technology. Retail chains have long been adopting technology as a means to track customers and gather valuable data. Some retailers have also leant on technology to provide more interesting window displays and shopping experiences. There is however a new element to this relationship, consumers and technology. Consumers […]
Inc.com’s Best Business Books picks
I am a big fan of Inc magazine. It's aimed at "new world of work" entrepreneurs and small businesses, and always has insightful and useful articles. One caught my eye in particular, as it came from Leigh Buchanan, who, amongst other contributions, reviews new business...
Dear CEO, You have to be in it to win it (I’m talking social media, you dinosaur)
You'll lose 100% of the shots you don't take. You'll find this pithy advice in almost every motivational book. But being a cliche doesn't mean it isn't true. You have to be in it to win it. In the business world, this maxim is applied when companies look seriously at...
Why graduates remain unemployed (and what to do about it)
Yesterday, I presented our team's most requested presentation, "The TIDES of Change" to a group of top business leaders in Sandton. During the Q&A, someone asked a simple but profound question: "What makes you most nervous?" When thinking of the next decade, my...
The Future is leaving: how not to get left behind
By 2014, the percentage of companies that generate at least 30% of global revenue from emerging markets will increase by 82%. The key to that statement is, ‘from emerging markets’. The global economic epicentre is shifting and the future looks nothing like the...
Mirrors, cameras, social media and cultural evolution – Seth Godin
Earlier today, Seth Godin posted an interesting piece on his blog about mirrors, cameras and cultural evolution. Read it at his blog or below. He points out that a few centuries ago nobody would have known what their "true" reflection looked like as their were no...
Bag Tossing, Rules and Leadership: A point worth consideration.
Stefan Kraemer is a happy and proud athlete. His throw of 24.21m was enough to see him win the gold in the World Cup in Bottrop, Germany. Right now you are desperately trawling your memory bank trying to locate ‘Stefan Kraemer’ aren’t you? Not wishing to be found...
Good news for animals…and vegetarians: but what about leadership?
In London scientists recently (5 August) unveiled the first purely lab-grown beef burger and tested it on a select group of tasters (sounds like a good job to have…for the most part at least!). It is seen as the end of the first part in delivering lab-grown meat to...
Video: Four levels of institutional change
A brief overview of our team's view of Institutional Change, one part of our TIDES model of the five disruptive forces shaping our world right now: This video of Graeme Codrington was recorded by our good friends at Your Business Channel as part of their...
Introducing the TomorrowToday App
. The TomorrowToday App is your personalised live feed of insights and articles from the expert futurists and business strategists at TomorrowToday. It is a great tool for leaders to help them understand the disruptive forces shaping the future of our business....
The Most Profound Tool For Growing Your Human Capital
Most businesses, organizations and institutions today recognize that necessity and benefit of harnessing their human capital. Due to the fact that the world has changed so much and because we are in a constant state of change, managers have to find ways to maximise...
The twin challenge that could sink your boat
In TomorrowToday we have had the privilege to have been involved with several profession service firms internationally – both in the accounting and legal spheres. Such institutions are always quick to inform you that they are different – different from ‘the corporate...
The Ashes debacle: Maybe Australia should have done their homework!
Australian cricket is in crisis and it is a situation that gift-wraps several important lessons for any executive team. Of course we are aware of the ‘homeworkgate’ episode with former coach, Mickey Arthur. Against the backdrop of poor results, Arthur had invited the...
Things People Can Still Do Better Than Computers
Over the last hundred years, we've learnt the hard way that modern technologies both improve our world and destroy our jobs. Today it is computers (in the form of smart devices), the internet and social media that are both revolutionising how we live and transforming...
Video: Technology replacing professionals in 10 years
If you had told a farmer a century ago that he would not need labourers, and would be able to harvest and manage his farm using machines he would have laughed at you. If you had told factory bosses the same thing about sixty years ago, they would have been equally...