May 2010 Issue

Ditch the Crackberry.... you need an executive coach

We all love a challenge … otherwise we wouldn’t be working in professional services!

Shared services executives and partners in management positions have goals which inevitably involve driving change and improving performance.

We can see huge potential to make a difference and I know from experience how satisfying it is when you execute a successful program and see your firm embrace it. You get a buzz and become more confident, your internal credibility grows and this helps you achieve your next goal, as you build a reinforcing virtuous cycle of success.

Read the full article from Paul Hugh-Jones of Insight Edge here.
 

Time to think happiness

I think therefore I am. Are you? According to Nobel nominee, Edward de Bono you’re not! He believes that we as a culture haven’t really done any thinking (apart from mathematics) since Socrates.

De Bono, who was recently in Australia delivering a keynote speech at the ‘Happiness and Its Causes’ conference,  feels that “poor thinking will only continue to create problems – conflicts, wars, persecutions and so on.” But these are not just problems which are ‘out there’ not affecting our everyday life, but make a big difference to how we interact on a daily basis.

See the full article, with suggested further reading here.
 

Communications that deliver a better return on investment

Looking to cut costs in your communications budget? Trying to more accurately measure your marketing efforts? Conscious of reducing your organisation’s carbon footprint? Digital marketing advances are helping firms engage with their clients with relevant information that the client chooses to receive without a massive financial outlay from their marketing budgets or cost to the environment.

Michael Sugg from Advance Marketing explores how to ensure you make the most of the new technologies.

Read full article here