I really enjoyed reading an article recently forwarded to me by Aiden called 'Entertain. Inspire. Empower. How to speak a teen's language, even if you're not one.' He found it at ChangeThis.com - a fascinating site that "is creating a new kind of media. A form of...
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Life Among The Dinosaurs
Here is a great article on newspapers. Worldwide, the newspaper industry is in such a complete state of denial that it is almost tragic. Enough of them are having a few successes with some of what they are currently trying for them to think that the digital age is...
Companies In The Crossfire
At TomorrowToday, we are passionate about understanding the Connection Economy. We're convinced that companies need to focus more and more attention on WHO they are, and not just on what they sell (or what they tell people about what they sell). Who you refers to a...
Learning from Bill Gates
>There was a great article in the latest Fortune magazine where Bill Gates gives us an overview of how he manages his work life in this world of overload. I think there are some great lessons for those of us being challenged by information overload and working in a...
Connecting generations
I am not sure where this is originally from. It was sent to me in one of those email type chains. I have Claire's books, and rate them highly, and appreciated this summary of what she has written on the new generation of employees, Gen Y. This article is an...
The Family Contract at McDonalds
McDonald's UK has started an innovative staffing option in some of its franchises. They call it the Family Contract (read the press release here). Simply put, they allow family members to be interchangeable as staff, without prior approval or discussions with...
Download the whole internet?
I am sure many of us have wished at times that we could have the "whole Internet" on our hard drives. Of course we know its impossible, the Internet in 2003 weighed in at approx 90 million gigs, a little more than most hard drives. So, to solve this problem, a...
Australia's Ageing Workforce
"The ageing of Australia’s population is a well known phenomenon. It has been particularly apparent since the 1960s and is attributed to falling mortality and fertility rates combined with the effect of a baby boom generation as it moves into the older age brackets....
Australia’s Ageing Workforce
"The ageing of Australia’s population is a well known phenomenon. It has been particularly apparent since the 1960s and is attributed to falling mortality and fertility rates combined with the effect of a baby boom generation as it moves into the older age brackets....
The Connection Economy and the Death of Advertising
Regular readers of this blog will know we try and track uses of the term, "Connection Economy". For us, its a key term that describes the emerging reality of the 21st century. Its a world in which WHAT you sell is becoming less and less important (since its the same...
Enviromental Advocacy is a good cause for retirees
I found an interesting article about people with skills, vision and passion ready to use their skills to help change society. To quote from the back of David Bornstein's book called How to change the World we are challenged by " What business entrepreneurs are to the...
Diversity lessons in Canada
All around the world, it is becoming clear that a diverse work environment is a helpful environment for fostering innovation, global awareness, emotionally healthy workplaces, creativity, resilience and tolerance. Its becoming clear that diversity is an essential...
Peer Pressure
When we think of peer pressure, we often think of teenagers. This is the lifestage when peer pressure is apparently most obvious. But anyone who has kids at school will know that Parent Peer Pressure is just as pervasive and potentially destructive amongst adults. The...
6 Jobs that wont exist in 10 years time
One of the scarier predictions for someone in a life-long career could easily be Tom Peters suggesting that 90% of white collar jobs wont exist in 2010. Here are Six jobs that Wont exist in 2016: 1) Gatekeepers 2) Bloggers 3) Amateur Ad Makers 4) Car Mechanics 5) US...
4 Predictions abut the future of work
FastCompany has an article in their March issue, 'Fealress Predicitons (and what to do about them)'. These are their 4 predicitons about the future of work: 1) No Benefits, Better Jobs 2) Blue Collar Gets Sexy 3) Everything Global is Local 4) One-Stop Shopping Will...
Managing Talent Differently
The talent challenge is for real. And it isn't just the frontline Indian software firms that are realising this. Increasingly, the global IT majors setting up shop in India are sensing the need to find new ways to attract and retain talent. There's also the need to...
Inviting People to Grow
A universal truth about a group photo is that, once it has been taken and the picture developed, the photo is only as good as each individual thinks they look. Make sense? Next time you are looking at a group photo that includes you, take note of who you look at...
Leadership Lessons on Teamwork from the Kids
Having written the book, Everything I know about leadership I learnt from the kids, I often get asked if I really believe that leaders can learn about leadership from kids. Yes, I do. And here’s why I believe leaders can learn from kids. Last year my daughter...
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