Leadership, Strategy, Business Ethics - Keynotes
“Uncommon sense, Common nonsense” is a much-needed blast of fresh air. Written by Jules Goddard and Tony Eccles, this book is clever, witty, challenging and provocative - a sharply written and entertaining attack on all kinds of management myths, warning of dangerous and futile nonsense promoted by many so-called business gurus. Full of leadership common sense. Deeply rooted in daily realities of business life. It will challenge how you think about running a corporation, leading teams, strategy, making things happen. Worth buying for the chapter on Discovery Programmes alone.
Read more: Uncommon Sense, Uncommon Nonsense - review of leadership book by Jules Goddard and Tony Eccles
Banks, Banking, Insurance, Fund Management
Retail financial services are in for a radical shakeup, which will dwarf anything we have seen so far in online innovation, driven mainly by use of mobile devices.
Tens of thousands of startups are trying to make money from mobile money. Only a handful will make it to global scale.
Huge potential impact on retailing. This is a new gold-rush or dot-com like boom, that is happening a somewhat chaotic way, leaving regulators far behind. Video: recorded early 2011. Article: written November 2012 - accurate forecasts by Futurist Keynote Speaker Patrick Dixon on future of banking and financial services.
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