Month: March 2018
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Stuck in the Middle
The state of employee engagement is a severely under-discussed issue IMHO. I've written before (in the context of the importance of bringing people with you through periods of transformation and change) about the stark statistics that show just how poor engagement levels are amongst workers globally. Gallup have famously done some excellent research in this area…
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Google Firestarters 27 – Crossing the River By Feeling the Stones
Last week was the 27th Google Firestarters and we were fortunate enough to have as our only speaker someone who I've been wanting to have speak for a good while – Simon Wardley. At Firestarters we always try and vary our themes and speakers to incorporate the most provocative and interesting viewpoints from within the…
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Happiness is a Choice You Make
Journalist John Leland spent a year learning life lessons from the 'oldest old' (aged 85+) for his book Happiness Is a Choice You Make: Lessons from a Year Among the Oldest Old. There were some deceptively simple findings (including the importance of gratitude, strong relationships, and purpose) but I particularly liked this one, about the difference…
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Carlson’s Law
“In a world where so many people now have access to education and cheap tools of innovation, innovation that happens from the bottom up tends to be chaotic but smart. Innovation that happens from the top down tends to be orderly but dumb.” (Carlson's Law: source) Thanks to Stefan for mentioning 'Carlson's Law' (originated by…
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Post of the Month – February 2018 – The Winner
Well it was a good selection of posts this month and there was a strong showing for Dan Hon's No-one's Coming. It's Up To Us and Faris's You Are The Media You Eat but in the end it was Colleen DeCourcy's Welcome to (New Economy) Optimism that won the vote. So well done to Colleen. You join the hall of fame.…
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Post of the Month – February 2018 – The Vote
Thanks for the nominations. Another good shortlist this month. So our vote is between: Why Decentralisation Matters by Chris Dixon Quit Your Job. Close Your Company by Heidi Hackemer No-one’s Coming. It’s Up To Us by Dan Hon You Are The Media You Eat by Faris Yakob Welcome to (New Economy) Optimism by Colleen DeCourcy The Hot List: The…
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Post of the Month – February 2018 – Nominations
It's time for nominations for Post of the Month. So if there is a post that you've read over the past month and would like to put forward please do nominate it in the comments below or direct. As usual I have a few starters below: Why Decentralisation Matters by Chris Dixon Quit Your Job.…