Thanksgiving is now but a distant memory. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are in the past too. However, as every retailer knows, the busy season has only just begun. According to industry experts, eight of the ten busiest holiday shopping days have yet to come.Read more
The business context is changing rapidly, and leadership development needs to change right along with it. If not, it risks becoming ineffective at preparing leaders for today’s digital economy. According to recent Fortune survey, only 7% of Fortune 500 CEOs believe their companies are building effective global leaders, while just 10% think that their leadership development initiatives have clear business impact.Read more
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is fundamentally reshaping the way organisations manage data. It went into effect May of this year, and failure to comply means companies could face hefty fines of up to 4% of annual global turnover or €20 million.Read more
The 12 Days of Christmas is one of those songs most of us know the first few lines – a partridge in a pear tree, two turtle doves, three French hens. But then it gets hazy.Read more
Did you read the end-user terms and conditions of say the new music app you just downloaded? Probably not. Let’s face it, who has the time? However, Finn Myrstad, a member of the Norwegian Consumer Council, has.Read more
Consider this, 84% of organisations anticipate a shortfall of leaders in the next five years, yet more money is invested in leadership development than any aspect of corporate learning. Pretty sobering data given the fundamental shifts business is experiencing as both political and digital forces radically transform the marketplace.Read more
In a recent survey we conducted of more than 1,000 C-level executives, the biggest concern raised surrounded leadership, specifically developing “Next Gen” leaders. The survey also revealed that only 41% of executives rate their organisation’s current leadership development as high-performing.Read more
In Management Challenges for the 21st Century, the great Peter Drucker, revered as the father of modern management, said that “there are readers and there are listeners.” In other words, some individuals process information more successfully by reading, while others respond best by listening.Read more
On the Basis of Sex is the new Mimi Leder film that tells the story of a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Notorious RBG to her fans), and how in the 1970s she took on the US legal system to fight for equal rights for women. Read more
