Smart leadership: The Power of Questions – A (Japanese) Story.
“You can eat an apple,” I said, and gave him the green fruit. It was as if he had seen an apple for the first time. First he just held it there and smelled it, but then he took a little bite. “Mmmm,” he said and took a bigger bite. “Did it taste good?” I asked. He...
What Winnie The Pooh Can Teach You About Yourself and Your Colleagues
In 1926 A.A. Milne wrote the first collection of stories about a bear called Winnie the Pooh and his friends. The 'Pooh Bear' stories became globally known when Disney adopted them and adapted them for a series of very successful features. A.A. Milne's original...
No more ‘Top Gear’? But how else could the driverless car impact you?
Self-driving cars? Seems like a million miles off, right? Like flying cars (which already exist, by the way). When Sebastian Thrun was 18, he lost his best friend in a car accident. Since then, he has set himself the goal of saving the 1 million people per year who...
The Future of Energy and what the Shale Gas revolution means for you
Our team at TomorrowToday Strategic Insights have been watching the developments in the shale gas revolution for a number of years and our earlier predictions of the massive disruptions this energy technology will deliver are becoming increasingly visible. We recently...
Video: Principles of the digital age
I was asked by a US based client to record a few videos for them to get their team thinking about change and success in the digital age we are entering. I thought I'd share one or two of these with you. This one is 9 minutes long and is a simple overview of the...
Video: Principles of the digital age
I was asked by a US based client to record a few videos for them to get their team thinking about change and success in the digital age we are entering. I thought I'd share one or two of these with you. This one is 9 minutes long and is a simple overview of the...
Leading Diversity: three simple things you can do
Leading and managing diversity is not optional for the contemporary leader. It is also not as easily done as it is stated! Of course ‘diversity’ is as complex as it is nuanced and much has been said and written on the subject. I am currently in Istanbul doing a day on...
Leading Diversity: three simple things you can do
Leading and managing diversity is not optional for the contemporary leader. It is also not as easily done as it is stated! Of course ‘diversity’ is as complex as it is nuanced and much has been said and written on the subject. I am currently in Istanbul doing a day on...
From Dust to Dust: Making Conferences Count
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...
‘Just Do It’, how cruelly ironic in retrospect!
I have been battling to get my head around the Oscar Pistorius case. I did not know how much I valued him as a South African inspiration story until just over ten days ago when that was somewhat thrown into question. In following the story in the media and in doing my...
'Just Do It', how cruelly ironic in retrospect!
I have been battling to get my head around the Oscar Pistorius case. I did not know how much I valued him as a South African inspiration story until just over ten days ago when that was somewhat thrown into question. In following the story in the media and in doing my...
Join us posting a Photo A Day
Not one of our normal posts today, but then again TomorrowToday isn't always about the norm are we 🙂 The TomorrowToday team invite YOU to join us on our photo a day challenge. By no means is ‘a photo a day’ a new idea, but we like it and would love to bring it into...
Weak signals becoming strong: Reshoring, shale gas and jobs in America
For a while now, our team has been tracking the shale gas issue. We flagged it a few years ago as a weak signal for massive disruptive change. It's no longer weak: in our minds it is the single biggest force peeking over our horizons right now. The discovery, all...
Best beats good every time – something smart leaders know.
Although individuals in leadership, those at the top of an organisation, might discover what is good for an organisation, contrary to centuries of perceived wisdom they will never discover what is best. The reason is simple. It is because, as the saying goes, nobody...
What Oscar Pistorius And Lance Armstrong Can Teach Us About Needing to Win
As the world turns its attention to the story of Oscar Pistorius and the tragic events that unfolded on Thursday 14th February 2013, with the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, one cannot help but lament the let down that so many South Africans (and indeed...
What every business leader can learn from the horsemeat scandal
The food and retail grocery industry is reeling from the horsemeat scandal, which displays a number of consumer trends and sentiments that can be associated with competitive advantage in the Connection Economy. The most important one is not that there is horsemeat in...
Competitive Advantage: What matters most today and how we got here
The Connection Economy - Competitive Advantage: What matters most today and how we got here By Keith Coats, TomorrowToday International Partner Competitive advantage has always existed and understanding the evolution of what constitutes competitive advantage in...
What Impact Will Mobile Marketing And On-Line Shopping Have On Stores?
At TomorrowToday whatever we talk about is done so within the context of how the world is changing. There has been much written about this within the TomorrowToday stable. About how technology, institutional change, demographic change, the economy and social value...
Charred Lullaby: A Lesson in Leadership
I want to share a hauntingly beautiful story with you. The source is E. Valentine Daniel, and is titled, Charred Lullaby. As you read it, contemplate what you understand and know about authentic leadership. The powerful story will doubtlessly invite you down other...
Witness the death of Blackberry
I don't know if Blackberry 10 (the Z10 phone with the BB10 operating system) is going to be any good. I hope it is, for the sake of all my friends and clients who's IT departments force them to use Blackberry phones. The problem is, I just don't think the company has...