‘Treasure’ hunt phone app used for employee development

A new app is making some company training days more fun. ‘Sighter’ encourages employees or visitors to tourist sites to track down and photograph a trail of sights – ‘the treasure’ – in a game played out on their m... Read More

Leading the 21st Century Organization - Tom Peters

The leading author discussed tomorrow’s management challenges and the keys to organizational change and transformative leadership as part of McKinsey Quarterly’s 50th Anniversary. Peters famously declared: “If you’re n... Read More

Cultural awareness – To assume or not to assume?

Did you realise how much our understanding of the company/countries culture can have an impact on how we approach our work? Cultural awareness, cultural competence, an intercultural mind-set and cross-cultural communication skills are all crucial for... Read More

Why Every Presentation Needs DRAMA

Every presentation needs DRAMA if it’s to succeed. Meg Heyworth MBA of Toastmasters International advises that whether you’re terrified or super confident, the DRAMA acronym will help you with great delivery every time.   ... Read More

Will robots be the leaders of the future?

Robots already do surgery, fly drones, drive cars and answer calls for hotel chains. But could they lead human teams?  Research at MIT has shown that they can make better managers and that people would rather work for a robot boss who gave out t... Read More