by John Brooker | May 25, 2012 | Uncategorised
Yes! And… Blog # 135 Some thoughts on the future of work… “The saddest point in life would be going to our grave not having sung our song.” Penny Power (Social Media Commentator et al) Have some fresh thoughts? I have mentioned in the past how peculiar it is when events coincide. Earlier in the week, a colleague and I gave a talk on influencing to leaders in a major bank, using the subject of Dee Hock the founder of the Visa payments system (more of this in a later blog). Yesterday I went to an event called Key Person of Influence. I approached it with a deal of scepticism, expecting a big sales event, high on selling and low on valuable content. However, I took an open mind and a closed wallet. I’m glad I took the open mind. It was a terrific event with lots of thought provoking material. Consequently, I thought I would write my latest article on some of the points I picked up. This is not one of my usual structured articles, more a collection of thoughts that I trust you will find interesting. You can read more in the book Key Person of Influence by Daniel Priestley who turned out to be a role model for his book. Refreshing for me was the fact that the speakers were mostly millionaires (and aspiring millionaires) who gave of their time to come along and enthuse and inform small business owners. The organisation is changing Every radical innovation has a twenty year lag before it becomes mainstream, and dare I say disruptive. Witness TV, air travel and...
