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Hearing Without Listening

This week I met my friend Colin Smith for a coffee and a talk. In fact, I should say that I met him for a listen.
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word

Once upon a time, a client of mine was going through a major change process. Things were rushed, communication wasn’t done right, words were misspoken,
Results = Time + Action

I just read this line, which according to this tweet below, is from Chris Do: I think this formula is an elegant summary of an
The Three Skills of a Leader

Recently I was asked what I thought the three most important skills of leadership were. Typically, such responses are things like “vision” or maybe something
#OpenApproach

The Organic Agency are a challenger marketing agency working with clients such as Direct Line Group, Samsung and Renshaw. They are currently developing ‘The Organic Community’,
Feedback Youth Initiative

The Mission Feedback’s mission was to “engage young people through music”. Based in Exeter, UK, it was created to channel creativity and subsequently raise the
What Technology Can’t Replace

I had the privilege this week of speaking with two startups, one a client, the other not, both of whom are developing technology that helps bring people
How to Instantly Engage Anyone

…Person to person 1. Say “hi, how are you?” 2. Talk about their favourite subject. And what is everyone’s favourite subject? Themselves – the things
Engagement Statistics

Enterprise Engagement The Engaged Company Stock Index (ECSI) outperformed the S&P by 29.9% over the last 4 years, or an average of 6.2% per year
One Word That Drives Engagement

In 1977 psychologist Ellen Langer conducted what is now known as the Copy Machine Study. In it, researchers would cut in front of someone standing in