Our brains have evolved over hundreds of thousands of years to help us survive and to that end they are highly effective decision making instruments. However in modern day situations, and especially in business, these mechanisms for decision making may not be the best. So rather than spending time on developing sophisticated decision making strategies […]
Posts under ‘Thought Leadership’
Thought Leaders and How They Emerge by Philip Hesketh
Whenever people are formed into a group before long a natural leader emerges. You only have to watch an episode of Big Brother or The Apprentice to witness this happening. There’ll be one person who either takes the initiative in a task and organises the troops, or in the case of Big Brother, steals a […]
Learning is key to Thought Leadership by Brian Chernett
Learning shouldn’t stop when you leave school. It shouldn’t end when you complete a degree or when you get a business qualification. It certainly doesn’t stop when you become CEO of your company. In my experience, it never stops. Not only that, but it is vital to your thought leadership that it shouldn’t. Learning is […]
Thought Leaders – a variation on the term by Sue Knight
“Our object is to discover what you really want – it is not an easy task” The Potent Self – Moshe Feldenkrais “I must get the roof repaired before the winter sets in” was the first reply from a group to my invitation for examples of work and life goals. In thinking about the topic […]
Clearing the decks for Thought Leadership by Brian Chernett
When I think of thought leadership, I think of a guru or swami. They are very much of this world but able to detach and operate above the noise and clutter when they want to. I know that calling a CEO or entrepreneur a guru is not always welcomed but the process they can use […]
Don’t Stand Up – Stand Out! by Phil Jesson
Many companies that claim to be “thought leaders” with a highly differentiated offering are nothing of the sort. A little scrutiny reveals that they are often “me-too” companies with a “we are one of many” and “we are no better or no worse than anyone else” message. So what is it that allows a company […]
Thought Leadership – Thinking and Communicating by David Walter, First Take Ltd
When I worked at the BBC, there was a senior executive who was famously silent and uncommunicative. It was rumoured that when he applied for a yet more exalted position at the Corporation, a member of the interviewing board asked him how he planned to convey his ideas to his staff. “Osmosis”, he is said […]
Benefits of Thought Leadership by Brian Chernett
This month, a number of Academy for Chief Executives speakers, chairmen and members will be writing about Thought Leadership. Each week there will be four blogs (Tuesday – Friday) on this topic which I believe is important for businesses to understand and begin using. My own definition of Thought Leadership is quite simple. I view […]
Get Authentic by Kevin Kelly
Research completed by Harvard psychology professors Nalini Ambady, Ph.D., and Robert Rosenthal, Ph.D. confirms our deepest suspicions – the time you’ve got to make an impact on either internal or external customer is reducing! Observers viewed three thin slices of each professor’s behaviour – in 10-second clips from the beginning, middle and end of a […]