Executive Tweets
April 27, 2009
It may turn out to be a fad, or collapse under the weight of its own self unimportance, but if used cleverly Twitter can be a simple and effective management tool. It takes a bit of thinking and organisation, but it can be used source of breaking news and insight from your industry, general knowledge providers – such as the business schools and management consultants – and general news providers.
Here is what Lucy Kellaway has to say about executive twittering. She thinks it s a bit of a joke, which, I guess is one perspective. But as a senior executive these days, not twittering is as much as statement about your management style as twittering. Problem is that, as with all media, the potential for screw up and embarrassment is high. Not just that, as anyone with any experience of twitter can attest, it can be an unhelpful distraction - in an age when distraction is like a viral disease, causing thought patterns to dissipate, tasks left undone, and the self feeling jittery and unsatisfied. Read more
Executive Central: Ten mistakes leaders make
April 23, 2009
Niche management and leadership consultancy Executive Central has put together a list of the ten mistakes leaders most commonly make. Read more
The organisation and the individual
April 23, 2009
Working with multinationals can be fabulous. Big money, big toys, big achievements. It can also be a disaster for the individual, tearing the ground out from under their own definition of self. Read more
Marley & Me
April 21, 2009
New in the cinema is Marley & Me, a romp through my family life and the central role within it played by our dog, Kinchassa. Owen Wilson does a serviceable impression of me, a bumbling if talented journalist who, having convinced his sweetheart to marry him (against all odds), buys her a dog to stave off the inevitable arrival of children and termination of LIFE AS HE KNOWS IT. Read more
