HOW TO LOVE WHAT YOU DO
If you are interested in this topic, chances are you are a person commonly identified as a ‘Millennial’, born from the 1980s onward. Thisis relevant because the idea of ‘loving what you do’ is different to how those born before you thought about work. If your idea of a good
HEADS OR TAILS? HOW LUCKY ARE YOU IN BUSINESS?
In a television episode, The Secret of Luck, from a series called The Experiments, illusionist Derren Brown tested the idea of luck. Tracking the different experiences that people defined as ‘lucky’, Brown concluded that the more people were open to opportunities, the luckier they became. Luck is an incredibly important
BORING OR BLAND WON’T GET YOU THE JOB
My résumé: retail store manager, restaurant manager, job skills trainer, human resources manager, recruitment services general manager, business consultant. In these positions spanning over twenty years, I have prepared people for and placed people into hundreds of jobs and read thousands of job applications. Most of them were and continue
LESSONS FROM STARTUPS
Recently we have been working with businesses in start-up mode. These are not necessarily new businesses – some are still in their infancy, but others have been operating for many years. There has been so much focus on new start-ups: the inspiring success stories such as enterprise software company, Atlassian,
IN THEORY, THE DIGITAL ECONOMY IS A LOSING GAME
Two criminals are arrested on a minor charge, detained and separated. The police suspect they are involved in a more serious crime than the one for which they were arrested and are hoping to convince at least one to give the other up. Both criminals are given the same choice:
TIMES MAY HAVE CHANGED BUT THE BASIC RULE OF BUSINESS HAS NOT
The fundamental goal of any business is to fill a market need in a way that meets its perception of value. I know, I know, it’s so obvious you can hardly even call it advice, but before you roll your eyes, have a look at some of the businesses that
INNOVATION: WHAT THE FUSS IS ALL ABOUT
I use the word “innovation” a lot when talking about business. In fact, I think it is very hard to talk about business success and growth without considering the role of innovation. As technology continues to advances it will be even harder to avoid it. Innovation is a matter for
INNOVATION READINESS
How do you know if your organisation has the right culture to support your innovation goals? Are you ready for a customer-centric approach to design-led transformation? Can your teams work agilely and cross-functionally to collaborate on new business directions? Many organisations are reviewing the workplace to foster greater innovation:
HOW ARE YOU (STILL) MANAGING PERFORMANCE?
If you are like most people, you don’t enjoy the performance management process, but you do it because you know its importance for ensuring the success of the business. Typically, performance management means doing three things: Ensuring people know what the business needs from them, and setting goals to make
WANT TO INNOVATE? FIND A GARAGE
As garages became a standard feature following the invention of the automobile in the early 1900s, they filled another, unintended function: most houses now had a place where creative and mechanical types could go to build, tinker and invent. The most famous of garages is the one where Dave Packard
