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...
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...
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.
Tuesday’s Tips – Living For A Century
Many people you know including possibly yourself are going to live for a hundred years... Longevity (that's how long we live) is increasing at a remarkable rate. At the moment, you are living a day and a half longer every week you are alive and for many of us that...
Tuesday’s Tips – Living For A Century
Many people you know including possibly yourself are going to live for a hundred years... Longevity (that's how long we live) is increasing at a remarkable rate. At the moment, you are living a day and a half longer every week you are alive and for many of us that...
Here is how you create the future
The 21st Century has the potential to be humankind’s greatest century. Indeed, innovations over the next four decades have the potential to dwarf the innovations of the past 200 years. But this version of the future will only become true if leaders are courageous...
Would you like to speak a foreign language, without ever having to learn it? You now can.
In our TIDES of Change presentation I suggest that digital and mobile technology is not the real revolution and that there is something even more powerful driving disruptive change. The real revolution - and it explains most of the ground-breaking technology...
Would you like to speak a foreign language, without ever having to learn it? You now can.
In our TIDES of Change presentation I suggest that digital and mobile technology is not the real revolution and that there is something even more powerful driving disruptive change. The real revolution - and it explains most of the ground-breaking technology...
What is the Leading Resource in the World? Here’s a Clue: It is Not Money.
“What is the leading resource in the world? It is not money,” says Mike Milken founder of the Milken Institute, a global think tank, “the major asset in the world is the productivity of individuals.” So the billion-dollar question has to be, how do organisations...
The Leader’s Most Important Task
One of the most important leadership responsibilities (and skills) is to be able to understand the broader context and interpret what this means for his or her business / industry. Leaders are leading in a time of acute global challenges: inter-locking economies and...
Panama Papers now accessible online to anyone
According to the BBC News from 18:00 GMT yesterday the database for the Panama Papers became accessible at offshoreleaks.icij.org. Using this link you can now search by country or by name this massive dataleak, have fun! Last week Mossack Fonseca issued a "cease and...
Panama Papers now accessible online to anyone
According to the BBC News from 18:00 GMT yesterday the database for the Panama Papers became accessible at offshoreleaks.icij.org. Using this link you can now search by country or by name this massive dataleak, have fun! Last week Mossack Fonseca issued a "cease and...
Incrementalisation – A strategy for those who don’t want to succeed spectacularly
Incrementalisation (n) ~ a strategy seeking incremental gains delivered through increased efficiency and effectiveness − does not mean you will fail dramatically, but you are certain not to succeed massively either. Being creatively conservative is not a formula for...
Incrementalisation – A strategy for those who don’t want to succeed spectacularly
Incrementalisation (n) ~ a strategy seeking incremental gains delivered through increased efficiency and effectiveness − does not mean you will fail dramatically, but you are certain not to succeed massively either. Being creatively conservative is not a formula for...
LinkedIn and the future of freelance work
Possibly the most significant change about to affect the world of work is the shift away from full-time employment to an economy based predominantly on freelance workers. For the past century, the white-collar workforce has been characterised by people swapping most...
LinkedIn and the future of freelance work
Possibly the most significant change about to affect the world of work is the shift away from full-time employment to an economy based predominantly on freelance workers. For the past century, the white-collar workforce has been characterised by people swapping most...