
7 seconds … are you kidding me?
How often are you been disappointed the moment a candidate walks in the door? That's because it takes around 7 seconds to assess people,...

Survival of the nicest
Thoughts by Elina Oost: My grandfather owned a garage and he was proudly determined to look after his customers. To him, service was...

The End of History and the Return of Dreams
It’s a play on words of course – taken from Robert Kagan’s great book ‘The End of Dreams and the Return of History’ – where he highlights...

Has remote working become very last century?
London Calling. Back in the mid-80s, everyone piled into London once their university or college days were over. It made sense – the...

People come for style but they stay for substance
You don’t expect the manufacturer of audio headset equipment to be an expert on physical workplaces, but Paul Dunne of Plantronics made...

PowerPoint & Chocolate Biscuits
If you can't feed a team with two pizzas, it's too large, says Amazon's CEO, Jeff Bezos. Urban myth or many a true word said in jest?...

Email - the end of a dream?
This year saw the death of one of emails founding fathers - Ray Tomlinson. He was best known for the @ symbol and other development...

I know a guy who knows a guy
When we need information, how many times have we heard 'go and speak to such and such' or 'try Lisa - she'll know who to ask'. So is...

Enterprise adoption video is about people not technology
Companies continue to buy expensive video kit for meeting rooms and wonder why people don't use it" says Ray King, the globally acclaimed...

Another word for adoption is embrace. We don’t train, we embrace.
Talk of development and training doesn’t usually bring out the best memories or emotions in people. Their reactions tell a story and you...