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The NEXT16 Conference Review

October 9, 2016 By Chris Rowe

How many conferences open with a techno marching band? As far as I know there’s only one. And that’s the Next Conference, it’s part of the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg. I'm reviewing some of the keynotes and feeling inspired by the amazing lineup of speakers which were complemented with a splattering of soul touching music. For shear stage presence I’d give the award to … [Read more...] about The NEXT16 Conference Review

Are you on Auto-Pilot?

August 21, 2016 By Chris Rowe

Just last week an Emirates plane crash landed at Dubai International Airport . The aircraft burst in to flames soon afterwards, amazingly all 300 passengers and crew survived. Plane crashes are fortunately rare. This however was an even more unique event. Someone took a video from inside the plane as it was being evacuated. What I find incredible was how people reacted. I’d … [Read more...] about Are you on Auto-Pilot?

The Magic of One-Click

November 27, 2015 By Chris Rowe

Amazon has a patent on One-Click technology. There are often differing views on whether this should be allowed. One view is “that’s so obvious how can you possibly patent that.” The other is that One-Click is such a magic step forward that it does deserve a patent. Amazon is charging ahead with this principle. It’s old news but you should check out Amazon Dash. They are not … [Read more...] about The Magic of One-Click

Stop taking the lift up to the gym! Incorporate training into your daily schedule.

June 13, 2015 By Chris Rowe

There’s no point in the theory if you never put it into practice. Learning new things is interesting but making use of the new knowledge and turning it into a regular habit is far more important. Now, I’m not a really a gym person but I recently joined a gym. It happens to be on the 3rd floor, yet the majority of people take the lift up to the gym. Let’s think about this for … [Read more...] about Stop taking the lift up to the gym! Incorporate training into your daily schedule.

Freedom, Consistency and Toothbrushes

June 5, 2015 By Chris Rowe

Striking the balance between freedom and ensuring consistency is difficult. As a leader you need to be one step ahead of your team in order shape the decision making process. Take for example these two pictures of toothbrushes. They belong to my sons, but who has the green one? We always have trouble getting our boys out of the house in the morning. If they forget to clean … [Read more...] about Freedom, Consistency and Toothbrushes

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