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Being Talented
Written by Barrie Bramley, with Vicky Solomon. When we talk about ‘talented’ people, what do we actually mean? The word talent is currently a buzzword and is being thrown about in today’s society but a conclusive definition is hard to come by. Organisations talk...
Emotional Intelligence in an Economy of Connection
The shifts taking place in the global economy are changing the way in which a company establishes its value proposition as a competitive differentiator. A few years back a company could bet on their “quality of product� as a sure winner. Such strategies today do...
How to Get the Most Out of a Job You Hate
I was recently asked to contribute to a magazine feature that focussed on helping people get the most of jobs, even when they hated doing what they did. This is a tough topic for me, as I enjoy nearly every moment of my job. I also work for myself (although the...
Understand what your team needs
As a team leader it is important to understand what it is your team needs to optimise its performance. If you can read and understand these needs, you will be better able to respond and help your team to the next level. But let’s be honest: no two teams are similar....
Generation Watch
It’s a Boomer Month on the Net. Sex. That’s what the Boomers are thinking about these days. Well, that would be the inference from this month’s GenerationWatch. Do an Amazon search on Sex and Ageing and you will come up with more than 200 recently-published...
KFC gets it!
I was fascinated yesterday while reading through my local Caxton newspaper to see a brochure from KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) on their latest offering....oven grilled chicken. WOW!!! In a world marinated (literally) in junk foods, fast foods, flavourants and the...
The Learning Organization
In 1990, Peter Senge wrote one of the most influential business books of all time. "The Fifth Discipline" revolutionised many companies' approach to knowledge management, and introduced the business world to systems thinking in an accessible way. (Get it at Amazon.com...
Thinking for a Living
A book review of a book that is sitting on my reading list: Davenport's "Thinking for a Living". (Get it at Amazon.com or Kalahari.net). I'm really excited about reading this book soon. From:...
Beating the Boomer Brain Drain Blues
"The oldest baby boomers are six years away from retirement. Will your company continue to thrive if they take their knowledge with them? Here's how to identify who has key knowledge and how to keep it within the company walls." So starts an article in the CIO...
Scott Adam's Wisdom for Graduates
From the Dilbert Blog: I’ve been asked to compile some Dilbert advice for new graduates who have no idea what’s awaiting them in the business world. I’m talking about practical advice. Here are some of the ones that come to mind. The person who sits nearest the...
Scott Adam's Wisdom for Graduates
From the Dilbert Blog: I’ve been asked to compile some Dilbert advice for new graduates who have no idea what’s awaiting them in the business world. I’m talking about practical advice. Here are some of the ones that come to mind. The person who sits nearest the...
The Reason
The reason they teach biology before they teach chemistry in high school is that biology was invented first. Even though you need chemistry to do biology, but not vice versa. The reason that you have a water bubbler in your office is that it used to be difficult to...
Podcasting for beginners
The guys at Performancing have posted an informative entry explaining how to get going with podcasting. It's a comprehensive read and should help you engage in this exciting new medium - check it out here.
Female Friendly Firms are actually Family Friendly
Around the world, a growing number of organisations are starting to realise that it is a massive loss to lose women in the 30s and 40s - women who opt out of the rat race in order to focus attention on family issues, including child care and ageing parents (see...
Building the towers
We've just had a new manager join the team at the company I'm working for. To give you a bit of background ... I joined this company because it's small and creative and there were no heirarchies or political games. (Well - ok, there is always some level of politics...
Future Brief
In the future, with the avalanche of data available (via Google, for example), we will rely more and more on trusted sources of "filtering". We will allow other people to decide what we need to know on various issues. At some levels, we do this already - we listen to...
What not to do – Part 1
I often ask myself the question “How did I get here?� Looking back on the choices I’ve made in my life so far, this question cannot always be answered. Try it – look back on the last 5 years and see if every decision you have made makes sense in getting you to...
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