Increasingly Social Media (SoMe) is being seen as a corporate resource and not just the domain of the marketing and communications team. After Marketing, HR have been one of the first departments to adopt SoMe, and for good reason. Not only do HR need to be concerned about employees SoMe usage, they also potentially have an important new resource to enhance to the recruitment process. But could using SoMe as part of the selection process, specifically candidate screening, turn out to be a problem? Read the rest of this entry »

Fast Company Magazine recently printed a fascinating article about Apple and what underpins their success. It was an insightful piece and prompted me to realise that actually it has nothing to with the technology and everything to do with leadership. Read the rest of this entry »

Ten commandments of possibility thinking by Dr. Robert H. Schuller and kindly forward to me by Mark Fritz :

1. Never reject a possibility because you see something wrong with it.
2. Never reject a possibility because you won’t get the credit
3. Never reject an idea simply because it’s impossible
4. Never reject a possibility because your mind is already made up
5. Never reject an idea because it’s illegal (laws can be changed)
6. Never reject an idea because you don ‘t have the money, manpower, mental power, or the muscle or the time to pull it off
7. Never reject an idea because it will generate conflict
8. Never reject an idea because it’s not your style
9. Never reject an ideal because it might fail
10. Never reject an idea because it is sure to succeed

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