IDG Video Newsletter – Summer 2015
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View ArticleLeadership: Doing the right thing!
Leaders have to make many tough decisions but choosing to do what is "right" when it might have a detrimental effect on the business is the toughest of all, says Craig Preston, IDG's Managing Director...
View ArticleLeadership, Technology and The Internet of Things: why ignorance is no longer...
Laurent Corneille, IDG's Head of Technology, believes that Technology is now so prevalent in our lives that any leader who claims ignorance or feigns disinterest risks being left behind and ultimately...
View ArticleIn memory of Bob Jones 1955-2015
It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of Bob Jones, a Director of IDG and one of its leading lights. The post In memory of Bob Jones 1955-2015 appeared first on...
View ArticleUnder Pressure: 8 Ways Leaders Use Stress to Get Better Results
It is a myth that leaders are naturally pre-disposed to deal with stress better than us mere mortals. Instead, they find ways of dealing with stress that are to their advantage. Matthew Moore, IDG's...
View ArticleEffective Followership in the Rugby World Cup
Stuart Preston, Senior Consultant, believes that an organised support structure - with effective followers at the fore - is required to enable a leader to achieve their overall goals. The post...
View ArticleLeadership, good decisions and Motivated Numeracy – or why the US gun control...
New research shows that emotional and political attachment can skew our perception of data to such an extent that we deliberately choose the wrong answer. This can make it difficult for a leader to...
View ArticleCraig Preston announced as IDG Managing Director
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View ArticleLeadership Lessons From High Performance Sport
In the first of a series of blogs written exclusively for IDG, John Steele, Chairman of the English Institute of Sport, looks at leadership challenges within sport in 2016, an Olympic year. He explores...
View ArticleAspiring Senior Leadership Programme
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View ArticleDiversity & Inclusion: Should Female Leaders Have Bespoke Gender Development...
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View ArticleTalent Trumps All: How Your People Are the Key to Competitive Advantage
IDG associate and former CEO of UK Sport John Steele explains how the talent finding strategies of Olympic sport are highly relevant to successful businesses, and why the ability to “fail well” is...
View ArticleInterview with IDG chairman Stephen Bennett on Ethical Leadership and the...
People Matters, a leading HR knowledge and media platform based in India, interviewed our chairman Stephen Bennett about the importance of ethical matters in current business thinking. The post...
View ArticleInterview with IDG chairman Stephen Bennett in Forbes Middle East magazine...
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View ArticleBuilding a Leader’s Skill Set: Why Technical Skills Alone Are Not Enough
The skills that a leader requires can be quite different from the skills that first got them into a leadership position in the first place. Softer skills, not technical, come more to the fore. So why...
View ArticleInspirational Motivation: What Leicester City and Claudio Ranieri Can Teach...
We often hear tales of a dynamic leader going into an organisation and changing everything to achieve success, says IDG's MD, Craig Preston. But what happens when, as is much more often the case, the...
View ArticleJake’s Blog #23 –“The glacier is scattered with reminders of those who lost...
3/7/2016: Day 23 - Camp 2 (6700m) to BC (5000m) Jake descends to basecamp in super-quick time and gets a grisly reminder of how dangerous K2 really is along the way... The post Jake’s Blog #23 – “The...
View ArticleJake’s Blog #24 –“Lost in their pursuit of the ultimate prize… every one of...
4/7/2016: Day 24 - Basecamp 5000m On a rest day at Basecamp, the team visit the area of the glacier that has thrown up some human remains, and Jake reflects on the dangers inherent trying to climb...
View ArticleJake’s Blog #25: Whirlybirds and Turtle Shells
5/7/16 : Day 25 - BC, 5000m A climber from another team is evacuated by helicopter, whilst the team use a rest day to literally get their house in order... The post Jake’s Blog #25: Whirlybirds and...
View ArticleJake’s Blog #26: Breaking the fast and staying put
6/7/16 : Day 26 - Basecamp, 5000m Inclement weather has confined us to barracks for most of the day. The major excitement was mainly for Fahad, the other LOs and all (Muslim) expedition staff in BC, as...
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