For the last 200 years, the office with a permanent staff has been the default work environment of the knowledge worker. But it wasn’t in the past, and it’s not necessarily the best for the future. What would the workplace look like if offices weren’t an option? For example … WHERE would work happen? Everywhere and anywhere – including homes, out […]
You might have heard of the huge success of the new mobile phone game, Pokémon Go, where players wander around in the real world searching for Pokémon creatures that appear on their phone as if they were in the real world. It was launched only two weeks ago, and – within 24 hours – rocketed
You have smart, talented, savvy people on your team who can do more than their job description – and want to do more! In this webinar, I’ll show you the top 10 skills we need for the future, and how to match team members with these skills. You can watch the recording here: After the
Jaime Casap, Google’s Education Evangelist, said this: “Don’t ask kids what they want to be when they grow up. Ask them what problem they want to solve.” What problem do you want to solve (when you grow up)? Too many business owners fall in love with their own solutions, and forget about their customers’ problems.
Your positioning in your marketplace – how your ideal customers and clients view their relationship with you – has a huge impact on your success. If you have low-level positioning, you’re constantly pushing hard to get noticed and get picked. But if you’re positioned as an expert, authority, or partner, the right customers and clients
In Australia, it’s the start of a new financial year, and many businesses are setting goals and plans for the new year. It’s a challenging time in business, with a lot of uncertainty – including our recent Federal election in Australia, the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom, and a presidential election in the USA
Virtual reality is one of the coming technologies – in our near future – that will have a huge impact on business and society. If you want to know more about its potential, watch U.S. pundit Charlie Rose interview some experts about what it might mean for us.
In January, the publisher Penguin Random House announced they’re no longer going to consider university qualifications when they recruit people. They say there’s no correlation between the bit of paper that says you went to uni and your ability to perform well at your job. Penguin isn’t alone. Other organisations, like Deloitte, Price Waterhouse Coopers,
Great leaders share their wisdom and experience with others, to build their judgement and give them greater power, responsibility and authority. This is more important than ever before, because you can’t do it all yourself, and your team members have unique skills and talents. Listen To the Episode [podcast-keep-in-touch]
I’ve just finished reading the book “Disrupted”, the true-life story of Dan Lyons, a 50-year-old journalist who loses his job at Newsweek and decides to take a job with a hot start-up Internet marketing company, HubSpot. It’s an engaging – and entertaining – insight into the world of Silicon Valley startups, and Lyons pulls no