What do Generation Y want from their workspace?
Generation Y are unlikely ever to retire. They probably won't be able to afford to, but also they probably won't want to. As a generation they will enjoy work because they will work at things they enjoy. It is unlikely that they will stay in the same workplace for...
Graeme Codrington public events in South Africa in August 2012
Dr Graeme Codrington will be speaking at the following public events in South Africa in August. Sign up now for any or all of them. Discounts for groups are available: 17 Aug in Cape Town: Succeeding in a new world of work: Charity breakfast for NOAH 17 Aug in Cape...
Who are Generation Y really?
Clients often ask me who Generation Y are. I am not always sure how to interpret this question. Do they mean how old are they now, or what makes them tick? I shall attempt to answer both questions. Generation Y were born roughly between the 1980's and 2000's. As Dr....
Living Up To Expectations: Understanding Generational Expectations in the Workplace
Not only are expectations subject to personal nuances, they can be further understood by looking at broad generational values that underpin behaviour. Generational Theory as originally promoted by Howe and Strauss, two Yale and Harvard trained political economists,...
Women and Mentorship Programmes
'Women in Leadership' has probably been a focus of discussion for decades and no doubt it has looked different in different eras through out history. However, I think that now, in the new world of work, more than ever that the consideration of 'Women in Leadership'...
What a Difference Difference Makes
By Prof Nick Barker and Dr Graeme Codrington, TomorrowToday Difference matters. Globalization has resulted in increasing uncertainty, interdependence and complexity, coupled with accelerating and non-linear change. It has also resulted – unexpectedly – in a growing...
A Woman's World Beckons
Steve Pinker, Professor of Psychology at Harvard, famously wrote that 'behavioural science is not for sissies' and I agree. Although I wish somebody had alerted me to this fact before I embarked on a four-year long Sociology degree aged 19. I think this phrase is even...
A Woman’s World Beckons
Steve Pinker, Professor of Psychology at Harvard, famously wrote that 'behavioural science is not for sissies' and I agree. Although I wish somebody had alerted me to this fact before I embarked on a four-year long Sociology degree aged 19. I think this phrase is even...
Secrets to Success in a New World of Work: High Tech, High Touch, High Trust
The world we live and work in has become increasingly complex in the past two decades. Rapid advances in technology, together with globalization and fast growth all combined to rewrite the rules of success, failure and organizational design. The result is that in most...
The Communication Revolution
In the 21st century I think we are all acutely aware of the significance of communication. It is all around us, in so many forms: face to face (both verbal and non-verbal or our body language), written, in various forms in the media; and digital, just to name a few....
BRICS: The Building Blocks for the Future – and five things smart leaders understand!
It was Jim O’Neill, Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, who some 10 years ago, coined the acronym, ‘BRIC’ – a grouping of emerging economies namely, Brazil, Russia, India, and China. Then, in a more recent move in 2012, South Africa was officially added to the...
What’s the cost of a Glass Slipper?
The subject of women at work is fascinating and can be explored endlessly, because it is so nuanced and complicated and of course can be overlayed with culture, socio-economics, geographic location, generation, religion, education levels; and different eras in history...
What's the cost of a Glass Slipper?
The subject of women at work is fascinating and can be explored endlessly, because it is so nuanced and complicated and of course can be overlayed with culture, socio-economics, geographic location, generation, religion, education levels; and different eras in history...
Leading Diversity: The Zoo versus The Wild
I was recently asked to write an article for the Switch and Shift leadership blog. I picked up a theme that has been a significant one for our team for many years. It is one that our new business partner, Prof. Nick Barker has most of his professional career working...
Leading Diversity: The Zoo versus The Wild
I was recently asked to write an article for the Switch and Shift leadership blog. I picked up a theme that has been a significant one for our team for many years. It is one that our new business partner, Prof. Nick Barker has most of his professional career working...
When I Grow Up I Want To Be Miss Universe
I am not sure if that is what Jenna Talackova thought when she was growing up as a boy names Walter in Vancouver, Canada, but that is what she has been fighting for a chance to be - Miss Universe in the 2012 contest to be held in Canada. The Miss Universe pageant,...
Next steps for the future of women’s equality
I was watching some women's sport last weekend, and then followed the controversy around women in the heart of golf at the Masters this weekend. There were a number of stories that intertwined to remind me again of how unequal our world remains. And I was encouraged...
Only 1.6% of the World’s Billionaires are Self-Made Women, Why?
I have no idea! But according to Forbes magazine, the majority of self-made billionaires (as apposed to those who inherited their fortunes) who are women, got help from their husbands, fathers, brothers or other well-trusted males in their lives. There are of course...
What Sport Can Highlight for Conversations on Gender
One of the things I am interested in is why women seem (generally) to earn less than men for the same kinds of jobs in similar industries with relative standards of qualifications. I think whenever one asks questions around gender (and the roles, divisions and the...
Women take the fast track – and we’re part of the process
The FT yesterday ran a piece about a programme for the development of women leaders at Novartis. The programme was headed by Duke Corporate Education MD, Liz Mellon. The reason this article caught my eye, is that our workshops and programmes team from TomorrowToday...