Asking for advice will make colleagues think you are more competent
Melissa Dahl recently reported on new research from Alison Wood Brooks and Francesca Gino of Harvard Business School and Maurice E. Schweitzer of Wharton School on how people are perceived when they ask for advice.
Read MoreHow to ignite the creative spark
On Saturday Gillian Tett wrote an interesting piece in The FT Weekend magazine on how organisations try to drive innovation by fostering serendipity.
Read MoreAre creative people more dishonest?
Over the last three to four years there has been a great deal of research into dishonesty – probably as a reaction to some of the dubious practices that have led to such a crisis in confidence in our politicians, bankers and more recently, police. There are some key themes that come out of the research.
Read MoreHow Google uses OKRs to drive growth
I have been reading recently about Google’s strategies for growing their business and a key driver is the way they define and track objectives and their outcomes using Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).
Read MoreIntroducing the Toxteth Fire Fit Hub
We are delighted to have just finished the launch film for Toxteth Fire Fit Hub which was directed by our friends at Short Form Film.
Read MoreHow long does it take to create a new idea? One second and 34 years…
David Hillman Curtis is a filmmaker, designer and author who interviews some of the world’s leading graphic designers and art directors for The Artist Series. I was introduced to The Artist Series by Maria Popova in her wonderful weekly blog Brain Pickings. Maria reviewed Hillman Curtis’ interview with Paula Scher and says;
Read MoreCreative block
I had an interesting discussion recently with a creative director on how a creative brief helps creativity. We agreed that it has to do with mastering the right balance between freedom and constraint, between direction and inspiration. I then came across a definition by artist Trey Speegle who says:
Read MoreTapping the power of hidden influencers
Read an interesting piece in March 2014’s McKinsey Quarterly about using people with informal influence within an organisation to drive organisational change programmes. The thrust of the article authored by Lili Duan, Emily Sheeren, and Leigh Weiss was how to best recruit the influencers, but it was their four principles for organisations looking to tap into the power of hidden influencers that I thought was the most useful. I have summarised these below.
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In the last 20 years, we have seen the rise of the business book. According to a recent report in BusinessWeek, 11,000 business books are published each year, that’s 30 every day!
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