David Gurteen tweeted this interesting article (pdf): Conversational Leadership: Thinking together for a change It makes a lot of sense to me pushing for a
This post really interests me: Innovation for Development: Scaling Up or Evolving? As they complete some pilot experiments in development work the authors recognise that
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic suggests why we end up with incompetent leaders making a point about a bias towards men in the process: In my view, the main
From the newsletter of envisional comes word of this CNET article Deep in the tense Jenin refugee camp in the Palestinian West Bank a new
I’ve just given a presentation on Beyond Branding in Jersey. It was fun to take ideas that have been percolating for months and give them
Great article in today’s Independent. The government decided to take action to stop the spread of TB among cattle. They found that badgers were to
Jennifer Rice continues our rolling dialogue about what marketing’s job is. I appreciate Jen for keeping a good thoughtful exploration going. David Foster at PhotonCourier
Eloquent polemic from Chris Lydon: After New Hampshire. Here’s what I’m learning: For those of us who like the sound of “Internet democracy ” who
I’ll be taking part in the Chautauqua online discussion of Beyond Branding, from 15th to 29th February. Fellow authors Denzil Meyers, Chris Macrae, Julie Anixter
Found via Richard Gayle is Strike that Out Sam. This is a cheeky exploitation of the fact that Microsoft Word documents retain the fingerprints of
Robert Scoble at his very best: Are you afraid to blog? If you have time read the whole thing but here’s a snippet 1) People don’t trust corporations. Especially big
My mate Tony Quinlan makes a good point about storytelling as a change technique in organisations.Storytelling is a misnomer. It conjures up the image of a passive audience sitting listening
Ig Nobel Prize Winner: If The Peter Principle is Right Then Organizations Should Randomly Promote People – Bob Sutton Research suggesting choosing leaders seems to diminish group effectiveness, compared to
Grant McCracken reflects on how universities might get disintermediated: basically so that the process of learning is completely separated from accreditation. I think a networked world offers people incredible flexibility
