My good friend and colleague, Lynda Smith, sent me an article recently that got me thinking about how companies and countries need to have strategy for the ageing Baby Boomers. Lynda runs an excellent consulting firm, The Refirement Network, that focuses on this issue, and additionally helps those facing retirement to think about it differently [...]
The Revenge of the Boomers – why Boomers need to become techno-literate!
I heard a great story in a workshop in which I was involved with a group of educators. We were talking about ‘Rethinking Education’ and in particular the way in which technology is impacting on education. As you can imagine it was an emotive and challenging discussion as assumptions, worldviews and even values were all [...]
The Nightmare of no more silence: A leadership challenge.
It was a statement that immediately arrested my imagination. A statement that was simple yet profound and one that conveyed an idea that proved unshakable. It was a statement that demanded contemplation and had me immediately reaching for a means to record it before it got lost in the unfolding storyline. I was watching the [...]
What a Difference Difference Makes
By Prof Nick Barker and Dr Graeme Codrington, TomorrowToday Difference matters. Globalization has resulted in increasing uncertainty, interdependence and complexity, coupled with accelerating and non-linear change. It has also resulted – unexpectedly – in a growing emphasis on difference. While the world is flatter and superficially more homogenous, our differences have become increasingly important. The [...]
A Woman’s World Beckons
Steve Pinker, Professor of Psychology at Harvard, famously wrote that ‘behavioural science is not for sissies’ and I agree. Although I wish somebody had alerted me to this fact before I embarked on a four-year long Sociology degree aged 19. I think this phrase is even more relevant to those of us foolish (or brave) [...]
TomorrowToday launches our own TV channel: TomorrowToday Business TV
Our colleagues in the UK have formed a partnership with our business television friends at yourBusinessChannel, and they’re pleased to bring you TomorrowToday TV. On this channel, we feature a selection of short video clips from business experts to get you thinking further about various aspects of the new world of work. The experts featured [...]
Scott Thompson of Yahoo should resign – not for lying, though
Scott Thompson is the CEO of Yahoo, a position he has held since January, after moving from PayPal. An activist shareholder recently discovered that Scott has falsified his CV and bio, claiming to have a BA in Computer Science when in fact he only has a BA in Accounting. The press over the last few [...]
The Communication Revolution
In the 21st century I think we are all acutely aware of the significance of communication. It is all around us, in so many forms: face to face (both verbal and non-verbal or our body language), written, in various forms in the media; and digital, just to name a few. Therapists talk about the need [...]
Why social media and radio are best friends
Birds of a feather flock together. The old saying rings very true when it comes to media channels that drive social interaction instead of one way broadcasting. Media channels that have a ‘live’ mechanism to them are inherently channels that can entice and engage its fans/viewers/listeners in a very personal and social manner. I would [...]
Why social media and radio are best friends original posted on Keynote Speaker Mike Saunders Blog
When advertising gets personal (and conversational and fun)… it can be brilliant
Updated on 25 April 2012. South Africa has a long history of clever TV advertising, with some outstanding brands and campaigns. Probably the stand out brand, though, is Nando’s, the chicken restaurant, who have a reputation for pushing the boundaries (sometimes too far). Recently, Nando’s spoofed one of South Africa’s oldest and most conservative insurance [...]
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