Our world is moving so fast that we don’t give ourselves much room to play safe. For example: An unhappy employee can send an offensive tweet that reaches millions in a few hours An online security breach can be exploited by hackers before it’s even discovered Leaders can’t hide behind job titles, brand names and […]
Both leadership and management are vital skills in today’s organisations. The best organisations are full of talented, bright, motivated people – who want leaders who inspire them and managers who empower them. In this episode, featuring guest expert Dr. Nicky Howe, we explore how to build better relationships with those you lead. Listen To the
I was blown away by Sugata Mitra’s 2013 TED Talk about his research in 1999 about how fast children can learn, even without any supervision or teaching. In brief: Mitra’s team installed an Internet-connected PC in a wall in a slum area of India, and left it there to see what the local children would
Two weeks ago, I presented the closing keynote presentation for the Local Government Management Australia Queensland national conference. I was talking about how to manage the chaos and unpredictability of our highly-connected, “always on”, 24/7 world. One of my key messages was that instead of trying to fight against this chaos, harness it to work
The workplace has changed: in space, in time, and even in the people who do the work. For most of the past 200 years, the workplace of the office worker has been … well, an office. It still is. It was the only practical option: That’s where teams could meet, that’s where the files were
A few years ago, when I switched from Outlook to Gmail, it took me about two days effort (spread out over a week or so) to get back to my old level of productivity. When I recently switched from MYOB to Xero for my accounting software, again it took me about two days effort overall.
A large organisation offers a more stable day-to-day work life. There’s a buffer between teams and the outside world, so people work in a stable, predictable environment, with less stress and more confidence they can cope with the work. Even when external pressures occur, the organisation can absorb, delay or counter them so they don’t
Chris Brogan’s latest book is a call to action for people who want to turn their back on the idea of working in a traditional job and launch their own business. It addresses one of the biggest challenges of the new business owner: suddenly having all this freedom and flexibility, and not knowing how to
Innovation is an employee engagement strategy. Learn how to harness the innovation in your people to develop and future proof your organisation. Most organisations have struggled with the idea of employee engagement – especially now, because employees have more choices, greater flexibility, and less loyalty. What’s more, the rules of engagement have changed. Maybe you
There are many books about business innovation, but few are as practical as this, which helps you take an idea all the way from something abstract in somebody’s head into the practical implementation in your organisation. Broadly, Vesk breaks down the “ideation” process into four groups: Evolution: Start your journey by looking at problems, the