Many corporations believe that it is enough to collect all data on their computers and then to analyse this data. This sets strategies and makes decisions. The process can be very competent and relieves executives of these complex tasks. But … Continue reading
De Bono Weekly Message – New Combinations
Why do buses have fixed routes? The answer is very obvious. People like to know where they are going. It would also be impossible to design a new route to satisfy all passengers. Perhaps there could be special bus stops … Continue reading
Delivering the Olympic “Project” – London watches Beijing
Stopping for a quick bite to eat at the Indigo offices on Friday, I caught a glimpse of the lavish opening ceremony of the Beijing’s Olympic Games, confidently playing out its carefully choreographed scenes on the TV in our office … Continue reading
James Arnum-White ‘thinks on his feet’
I am one of the client managers at Indigo and recently spent a couple of days at our recent Think on Your Feet® workshop in Barbican, London. I went through this training during my induction, so I was there to make … Continue reading
Communication is the response you get!
I had a really enjoyable evening last night! It was the end of day one at our latest Think on Your Feet® Communication workshop, taking place at our training venue in London (CCTV Barbican). We decided to invite our twenty or … Continue reading
Don’t get deflated by inflation!
We are all hearing more and more about the rising costs of fuel, food and more right now. It is a hot topic. I even found myself having a debate with a London cab driver earlier this afternoon about what … Continue reading
Tough times call for a creative approach…
Globally the financial markets are in freefall. The sub-prime crisis has hit banks now, and is threatening to affect many other industries and sectors over the coming months. I friend of mine working in an investment bank, with the absence … Continue reading
Avoiding the pitfalls and risks with project management!
I recently came across a series of quotes regarding project management and thought I would share them! In essence, they take a humorous angle to the potential risks with project management. Enjoy! – “A badly planned project will take three … Continue reading
Good Communication – the most important aspect of staff recruitment and retention..!
I read a recent survey of recruiters with interest. In essence, the conclusion of the survey on companies with more than 50,000 employees, cited communication skills as the single most important decisive factor in choosing managers. The survey, conducted by … Continue reading
Are you Crazytive?!
Dr de Bono calls the process by which most companies try to be creative ‘crazytivity’. This is unstructured, ‘brainstorming’ that tends to happen in away days in forests to try to come up with solutions with no structured creative techniques!
Edward de Bono in Bahrain – Maximising Creativity and Lateral Thinking to Deliver Strategic Success.
Bahrain-based Addax Bank has been announced as the headline sponsor of the one-day Edward de Bono conference in the Kingdom on June 1. De Bono will appear live and in person to present Maximising Creativity and Lateral Thinking to Deliver … Continue reading
