One of the focus areas of my work as a Conference / Keynote Speaker is Talent. And one of the theories that informs some of my Talent thinking is Generational Theory. Yesterday I received a some cartoons via email highlighting the changes of the last 10 or
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Before Mac there was very little by way of GUI (Graphical User Interface). I can still remember the green and black screens with command lines to get into and out of programmes. And then things changed. Suddenly we could click on things to navigate our way around
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Welcome to 2012. Another year, and the challenges facing us didn’t seem to go away over the December break (for those fortunate enough to have had one). Last year I wrote a post about the founder of Patagonia, and at least about his relationship with Walmart. I
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It’s the holidays. Today marks my last official day of work for 2011, and I leave tonight with my family for our annual pilgrimage of rest and fun. For those still at work, and those with time to drop in on websites like this one, here’s my
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I’ve argued for some time now that loyalty is moving from vertical to horizontal. In short, for many young people their next job is going to come from their social networks and not their manager. It’s one of the reasons online profiles are so pristine, well kept
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Walmart is a large talking point in South Africa at the moment. Consumers talk positively about Walmart because of the competitive prices they’ll bring to Massmart businesses, and almost everyone else speaks of the giant evil monster who will un-create jobs, close down businesses and pollute the
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5 or 6 years ago I stood in a book store in Hawaii in the business section. I noticed a book called ‘Let my people go surfing‘ and bought it. I didn’t open it, didn’t read the back cover, but figured any business book with a title
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Last week I listened, during a dinner conversation, to one senior leader telling another that the trend of younger people job-hopping was slowing down with a poor economy. The conversation was motivated by a keynote talk I’d just given at their leadership conference around the challenges of
Read more →Urban Dictionary defines ‘Grouponed’ as: Paying too much for something, just because it’s on a “bargain” shopping website; victimized by shifty puffery on a bargain shopping website (like groupon.com) But what do you call it when a small business uses Groupon to put out a deal, and
Read more →The Merriam-Webster Dictionary recently added ‘Helicopter Parent‘ to their list of words and phrases. They suggest the word was first used in 1989. A parent who is overly involved in the life and safety of his or her child Whether or not that’s correct, all you have
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