I have spent the day at a Tom Peter's seminar (I am sure you will be hearing more of that in my blogs over the next few days - weeks/years). He gave me a lot to think about, but one of the most important personal things to happen today is that he has enabled me to...
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'Non': Small Really is Beautiful
So France has voted ‘Non’ to the EU Constitution. There are many reasons for this outcome, of course. Dissatisfaction with the Government, fear of reduced French influence in the growing EU and so on… They are not the first to say ‘No’. Denmark and Ireland...
‘Non’: Small Really is Beautiful
So France has voted ‘Non’ to the EU Constitution. There are many reasons for this outcome, of course. Dissatisfaction with the Government, fear of reduced French influence in the growing EU and so on… They are not the first to say ‘No’. Denmark and Ireland...
The Chicken and the Horse
We keep chickens at home. 5 of them – one for each member of the family. The first bit of fun we had was in naming them. My wife called hers Heloise. The kids called theirs Gip, Ethel and Jeff. I named mine after my favourite theologian of all time; a 4th century...
It's all in the jeans…
The other day an email went round my company saying that "Casual Friday" was now being cancelled and that no one would be allowed to wear jeans anymore. "Casual Friday" was a privilege (for which employees were asked to donate $1 to charity) and it had been abused....
When is a ringtone a milestone?
When it sells more copies in the UK than the biggest selling music single in one week. Last week 'Crazy Frog Axel F', sold more copies than the new single from Cold Play. (click here to see Google Search and then take your pick) These are moments you want to pause,...
Building Change into your DNA
One of the key's to success in the 21ste century is the ability to handle change. Not just to survive it, but also to thrive on it. This often means creating change before change creates a different you. It also means managing a system (business, family, individual,...
A Case for Blogging
For leaders, the flow of information within their company ought to be a primary concern. The need for developing horizonal information flow is critical as is the avoidence of allowing islands of information to develop leading to fragmented knowledge. In virtual and...
What do CHEWING GUM and ENGINE OIL have in common?
I attended a conference this past week. I had time to observe the action around me. The conference was aimed mainly at the male audience as it was a national petroleum conference.Many of the products were being marketed in a similar manner. Given away by girls in...
Chelsea 1 Manchester United 0
Perhaps Abramovich and Glazer represent the typology of paradox that faces us in the emerging Connection Economy:
Management motivated by Passion for People and Product will create in their Companies a sense of stability, peace, excitement, ownership and hope amongst its workforce.
Management motivated purely by Passion for Profit will create in their Companies a sense of instability, anxiety, depression and hopelessness amongst its workforce.
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Ignoring a bad template
A criticism levelled at companies, often by their own people, is that value statements, visions, and the like, sound like every other company on the block. That nothing really differentiates them. It's a fair criticism on one hand, and maybe not so fair on the other....
Rebellious Revolutionary Leadership
Recently in New Zealand "The Rebel Billionaire" - the Richard Branson "Apprentice" style show - has been broadcast. I have been glued to my TV screen each week, anticipating what crazy twist will be revealed. And while I won't deny that it has all the hallmarks of...
remember ME
This is not an article about making a difference in the world. It's not about significance. It's not about leaving your legacy. It's far more important than that. It's about winning the attention of today's young set (15-35) by giving them a compelling reason to take...
Learning a New Dance
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Aprois moi, le deluge
Louis XV was king of France just before the French Revolution. He reigned from 1715 (when he was only five years old) to 1774 (the Revolution fomented throughout the 1780s, eventually erupting in unrest on the streets in 1789). Wikipedia records that Louis XV is the...
Connecting with your Bright Young customers
We live in a world where the individual has more power than ever before. The traditional super-power is not in control anymore. The power has shifted to an unmanageable network of individuals and the ones that can ride this rollercoaster-network are the powerful ones....
From Rush Hour with Love
I've just spent a week away from home on business - long days, short nights, little shut-eye and maximum productivity. All good, except phone calls to my kids have degenerated to "Hi dad, bye dad". So I plan to take an afternoon off to spend with them. I mention that...
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