- “Business literature is packed with advice about worker motivation—but sometimes managers are the problem not the inspiration.”
- Richard has 10 pithy aphorisms for ad agency types. My favourite: “In my day we make our own entertainment”
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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 Paterson's Weblog: UPEI students protest high tuition – a warning about your loans "Your BA is not a ticket to a job. Your loan is an anchor not a

Power Corrupts: Testing Lord Acton’s Dictum » Corruption Leadership, Morality, Power » InsideWork Giving people power really does corrupt. Why we should be so wary of hierarchy. Library clips ::

Cathy Davidson writes about Collaborative Learning drawing on her book, Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn. It’s

I’m watching Jon Stewart on Bill Moyers. It’s pretty compulsive viewing. It’s very rare for a comedian to do serious without it feeling all wrong. Not this guy.