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DIGEST | The Weekly Newsletter
Friday 25th August 2020

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

This week we launch episode 4 of the iTHINK - a podcast all about leadership - an interview with board recruiters Suzanne Ardagh and Kathy Townsend. This is our final episode in this series all about the transition from a management career to a non executive director role.

As usual we have articles on leadership, career, entrepreneurs, and innovation.

Last week we added in 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, there are lots in September and October so pleased check it out.

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Have a great week and stay safe

Crispin

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LEADERSHIP

24 September 2020

Different types of leadership

There are different types of leadership. Not everyone is or should be a great people leader but that should not define your career. There are many types of remarkable leader that don’t require team management. Change Leaders Change Leaders drive transformation, they lead strategy, drive optimisation, eliminate inefficiencies and remove roadblocks. example: Consultants and Coaches […]

22 September 2020

Things you have as a leader that others need

The things that you have as a leader that other people need are not conformity, it is what makes you different that makes the difference. Know what your unique contribution is, what is it that you have that others don’t. “Conformity makes you average, otherness makes you remarkable”. Conformity makes you predictable but it is […]

CAREER

Gut Instinct

23 September 2020

What is gut instinct? A mix of knowledge, lived experience, prediction and risk management. So what do we do when the world has changed so much and gut instinct is no longer accurate? When our experience, knowledge, predictive abilities and risk taking reflection no longer give us the relevant knowledge to make an informed decision? […]

Activate your purpose and generate a shared identity

22 September 2020

Activate your purpose and generate a shared identity for your organisation and employees and you navigate the transition. Organise for the future Leaders are planning for a post pandemic future recognise that purpose can not be relegated to broad goals, high level intentions, or catchy slogans. Increasingly businesses as part of their social contract are […]

ENTREPRENEUR (& STARTUP)

The biggest mistakes Startup CEO's make

22 September 2020

Start up success comes from the ability to clearly articulate the vision and build the right team to deliver it. To many founder CEO’s make common mistakes when they hire the startup executive team. Pass ownership to familiar cofounders and early employees As you build the initial team there are going to be members who […]

Unheard tapes from Steve Jobs in 1988

17 September 2020

It is a fascinating trip back in time, it takes us back in time to November 30, 1988, at the Boston Computer Society, when Steve had just launched his new company NeXT, this was the new venture for Jobs after being forced out of Apple in 1985. These unheard tapes from Steve Jobs in 1988 […]

INNOVATION

Different types of creativity peaks at different ages

22 September 2020

The idea that creativity is exclusively the domain of youth is an incorrect assumption according to researchers at Ohio State University, their finding is that creativity peaks at different ages. The difference is that those people who generate radical ideas often do so before they are deeply knowledgeable in the conventions of their field. Alternatively […]

The Business of Innovation

17 September 2020

In order for your business to thrive you need to identify new revenue opportunities, reduce costs, grow margins, create new markets, build strong customer relationships, have a powerful company culture – these are the business of innovation. Face it – innovation is what will make your business better than your competitor, it defines what makes […]

EVENT DIRECTORY

In October it is worth registering for the free keynotes at the Fast Company Innovation Festival (5-9 Oct) to hear from Robert Downey Jnr, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hans Vestberg and many more an incredible line up.

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

The Resilient Generation - inside the minds of people changing the future of work for the better

Jaunt are transforming iconic 4WD's into fully rebuilt electric cars - what an instant classic (I want one)

The together band represents United Nations’ 17 global goals for a sustainable future.

Have you been considering an electric bike? Wired Mag pulls together a list of the best available in 2020

A History of home computers, through nostalgic and beautiful photography.

I know another bear, but as Paula says 'bears are cool'

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