I recently stumbled across an email sent out by Deloitte’s CEO, Punit Renjen, in mid-January. If you use too many clichés in your writing, speaking or coaching, people will stop listening. And this is what Punit Renjen did, his email felt like a rubbish-bag full of corporate jargon and clichés. He says he promises: ‘to deliver
Is inspiration something that comes from the outside or within? What inspires you and engages your mind and spirit? I’ve been thinking a lot about that when speaking at events and delivering training. Does inspiration come to you when you focus and pay attention? Or does a big energetic source, like a powerful person, have
I often ask people to describe the behaviour of great leaders. And I don’t mean famous leaders; I mean leaders that people have been close to in their life – at work or in any similar situation. I’ve asked people about leadership behaviours for years and the answers I’ve received have been the same in
Hi, this is Sofie Sandell blogging from Kuwait. I have been teaching a workshop in social media campaigns all day. It’s very interesting to see the similar problems that social media brings into organisations. When you introduce social media in an organisation that has been around for a while, say over 15-20 the years, you
Looks very true to me. With new technology comes new challenges. And people must be involved, engaged and collaborate. You can find an interesting article and where I found the image here.
The more I learn about leadership and creativity, the more I realise that we must learn about ourselves and what drives us in order to be effective leaders. Leaders that create great change do so because they believe in something and care deeply. They are able to drive change and to train the people around
I am interested in communication and how human beings talk to each other. Over the past few years I’ve read several blog posts and research articles about how teens communicate online. However, all of the articles I have found are about teens from the US. As a Swede based in London who works all over
This is my talk at TEDxIslingtonWomen 6th December. I recorded it on my audio recorder, the video is being edited by the video crew at the moment, will share when it’s out there. I shared three stories about ‘Digital Leadership in Action’. One about a protest in Acton, London, one story about how to raise
Hi Terry, it’s great to be connected and I’m very much looking forward to learning more about you and your view on Digital Leadership and our digital world. Terry and I connected on Facebook after a friend in common, Andy Lopata, mentioned Terry in a comment in one of my updates. My status update was
The lineup for TEDxIslingtonWomen has been confirmed, promising a full day of inspirational speakers including award-winning entrepreneur Zoe Peden, best-selling author Marina Pearson and international artist Meru. Organised by entrepreneur and stand-up comedian Vaida Filmanaviciute, TEDxIslingtonWomen takes place next Friday, 6 December at Saddler’s Wells in Clerkenwell. The topics covered range from love and intimacy
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