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DIGEST | The Weekly Newsletter
Friday 11th August 2020

Hello and welcome to DIGEST your regular career, leadership and innovation update.

This week we have stories about career transition opportunities for older workers, how to deal with being made redundant and interviewing via video. In the leadership area there is a question should leaders stop hiring successors in their own image. In innovation there are stories on Open Innovation and Continuous Innovation.

This week we launch episode 3 of the iTHINK Podcast, in this episode Melissa and I interview with Phil Aitken about his experience moving from an executive career in Australia to a global board career based in the UK.

Another new addition for this week is the event calendar, with so many conferences now going virtual we have built a calendar to track when the most relevant conferences are happening around the world.

Have a great week and stay safe

Crispin.

(as some people noticed last weeks edition slipped out a little early due to a minor technical issue)

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LEADERSHIP

10 September 2020

Transitioning Older Workers to New Opportunities

As the world faces the significant economic disruption that has followed the pandemic, organisations have a chance to create an opportunity out of the crisis by transitioning older workers to new work models There is significant need for smart, agile new startups to be launched by older entrepreneurs, for more than 20 years the majority […]

9 September 2020

Should Leaders Stop Hiring in Their Own Image

This article makes the assertion that many leaders look for successors who have many similar qualities and that the best opportunity for strategic growth for your organisation is for leaders to stop hiring in their own image. Have Data Driven Performance Measures Objective, rigorous, quantitative metrics that ensures the future leaders being recognised based on […]

CAREER

How Do You Deal With Being Made Redundant During a Pandemic?

10 September 2020

This article talks to some of the personal experiences people are having being made redundant during CoVID19, how people are being told they are no longer required by video meeting and have no opportunity for closure with colleagues and friends at events. A workplace where you have been employed for a long time can heavily […]

Does A Positive Outlook Actually Make Any Difference?

9 September 2020

The author is quick to point out that having a positive outlook is widely regarded as being inherently beneficial and that certain cultures around the world have a greater or lesser degree of positivity (Americans high / Finns lower). Reality helps avoid a false sense of securityWe do tend to have a built in level […]

How to Nail a Job Interview Remotely

8 September 2020

Any one searching for a job at the moment is going to face interviewing remotely, this article from HBR provides some practical tips on how to nail a job interview remotely. Tap into your networkHiring managers are looking for some familiarity so make sure you connect with your network and let them know what you […]

Why Talented People Don't Use Their Strengths

3 September 2020

In this article the author identifies that often really talented people struggle in their jobs because they are not in the roles that best suited their individual strengths. People talk about playing to your strengths but often that is easier said than done and the premise is that is because people often undervalue what they […]

INNOVATION

Why Now is the Time for "Open Innovation"

3 September 2020

The concept of Open Innovation was originated by Henry Chesbrough in his book (of the same name) published in 2003. Chesbrough a lecturer a Berkeley and previously Harvard coined the phrase to explain how “a distributed, more participatory and more decentralised approach to innovation” can be more effective than any company attempting to innovate on […]

Continuous Innovation: The Real Key to an Innovative Organisation

2 September 2020

Continuous innovation is a focus on gradual improvement, it consists of smaller and more frequent innovations delivering continual benefits. Many people associate the term ‘innovation’ with game-changing disruption but that is actually the exception rather than the rule. A disruptive innovation that transforms an industry with a dramatic pivot, new services, creative business/service models and […]

EVENT DIRECTORY

The event directory is being updated all the time, if you have an event you would like to see on the calendar please send me an email with the details.

DISTRACTION

This company can help you disappear...

Are you fascinated by the US elections? The NYT has an interactive model to help you

This Op Ed article was written entirely by an AI

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The worlds longest glass bridge

iTHINK - A Podcast All About Leadership

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