Taking a look at the manner in which a pioneer in the field of leadership studies describes, certain skills are set aside to enable you improve on your leadership capabilities.

Introducing the “Sharing S-curve” We know from looking at the development path of sectors in the economy that many exhibit an ‘S-curve’ pattern.

I’ve discovered an alternative to New Year’s resolutions, one that addresses that disconnect between the what and the why and can spark real change.

While some people claim that they “can’t nap,” most get kind of dreamy-eyed when they talk about it, often sharing stories of that glorious Saturday afternoon catnap or the Sunday doze on the beach.

Siemens and New York-based startup LO3 Energy have announced that they are partnering up to make the energy-sharing economy a reality through the development of microgrids that use blockchain technology to enable local energy trading.

Only do it if you know what you're aiming to achieve, and you're able to focus sufficient resources to do so.... In popular imagination, a customer service rep is normally wearing a headset and soothing a disgruntled customer on the phone, but this is fast becoming an outdated stereotype.

The solution is simple: the single best way to write concisely is to omit redundant or needless words.

Consumer markets in the developing world are an enormous but still-untapped opportunity for companies seeking new sources of growth.

The scale of the opportunity With over 600 fields poised for decommissioning across the Asian region over the next decade, there are opportunities.

It's been an unusual year in tech: Apart from maybe Snapchat's elusive Spectacles, there hasn't been a truly game-changing, mass-market piece of technology that's totally dominated the conversation. Instead, the biggest companies in tech, especially Facebook, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, spent their 2016 hyping up something a little more abstract: .

Christmas Cards and Advent Calendars Totally personalised, voice and video animated holographic devices will enable us to give the recipient a different message each day over the Christmas period. Choosing Gifts The smartphone has been replaced by an intelligent assistant (IA) that monitors and manages our lives.

Like many industries, aerospace and defense will go through a major transformation in the next five to 10 years.

I call this an ‘action-illusion’: it makes you feel busy, but in the end it’s neither efficient nor effective.

All businesses will become either a digital predator or prey by 2020, according to a study by tech research and analysis group Forrester Research.

Negotiations on the U.K.’s split from the European Union could take years.

Even for the most seasoned software engineer or developer with a background education in computer science or engineering, completing a coding challenge or a technical screening can be nerve-wracking.

During the course of each day, our minds will focus on the task in hand for some of the time at least.

United Kingdom – There’s no way to sugar coat it, cybercrime has gone beyond a few adolescent teenagers “playing around with computers” to become the world’s leading and most profitable crime; the work of highly-skilled criminal networks that can steal billions, shut down vital infrastructure and potentially start a new war. But how can such a pandemic exist at a time when cybersecurity is not only said to be the top priority for most organizations, but a highly-specialized field that employs hundreds of thousands of specialists around the world? According to Raef Meeuwisse, most organizations are openly allowing their security gaps to remain open, and are motivating their staff to bury the true risks. The whistle is blown in Meeuwisse’s new book, ‘Cybersecurity Exposed: The Cyber House Rules’. Synopsis: Mind the gap...between the actual level of cybersecurity and the amount required to protect you. Ever wondered what exactly is going so badly wrong in society that the fastest booming industry in the world is cybercrime? Psychology meets technology as this book explores how the rapid progression of technology is luring us all forwards at a pace that outstrips the human comfort zone. This book exposes the reasons that many organizations decide it is cheaper, easier and less painful in the short term to leave their security broken. Is security fixable? Or are we destined to remain at the mercy of cyber criminals? We take a look at the cyber house rules, a set of principles that lead to what makes cybersecurity effective or, if not addressed, leaves large gaps that cyber criminals, rogue insiders and other hostile parties can take advantage of. What is causing the frequency and magnitude of digital disruption to increase? Is there a set of principles organizations can apply to prevent megabreaches? “Humans are ultimately at the root cause of this issue,” explains the author.

You have explained why your interviewers should choose you (part 1) and shown that you are the best match to the job description (part 2), now you need to show that you are a good ‘fit’.

Disruptions rarely start with a big bang.

The five global shifts reshaping the world we live in.

2016 is the year of the chatbot, with over 30,000 of them now available on Facebook’s messenger platform1.

In my book, rhetorica ® — a toolkit of 21 everyday writing techniques, it’s no coincidence that Technique #1 is Write For Your Reader.

A lot of organisations across the globe have been so focused on pandering to millennials, that in the process they’ve neglected one of the most critical generations – Generation X.

Investigate an eight-step approach to determine if leasing is an option.

PA’s CEO, Alan Middleton, is interviewed by Enfoque Financiero on the future of robotics and artificial intelligence.

Here’s a buzzword you may have heard before: disruptive innovation. According to Clayton Christensen at Harvard Business School, that’s when a smaller company disrupts a larger competitor with a cheaper or better product or service, eventually becoming the industry leader.

The best speakers and presenters have embraced a world without slides.

The myth: A great leader in an organisation is a born leader.

Watch this Youtube presentation on predictive improvement from Hitachi Consulting Europe...

Question 1: What do you know about the company? Purposefully vague, this interview question will draw on both your research and analysis skills.

Everyone from John Oliver of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” to famed election statistician Nate Silver of 538.com is getting on a soapbox about the perils of believing data-based findings that lead to seemingly crazy conclusions....

Today is all about digital business, but CIOs should look beyond it to three transformative technologies.

Extraordinary disruption.

CIOs can master transformation with this five-step roadmap to enlightened leadership.

The goal of a sales machine is to be a pre-qualifying process.

Even as a massive fan of mobile everything, I still spend most of my day working on my good ol’ laptop—for trolling the web, writing, keeping up on social media.

1. Don't apologise People generally only notice your mistakes when you draw attention to them.

Futurist Rohit Talwar, CEO of Fast Future Publishing believes there are ten questions that need to be asked in order to assess and invest in AI's transformative potential: 1. What's the fuss about? AI will change the philosophy, practice and management of business.

Jean Gamester from Semaphora has some advice on how to be an inspiring role model: Firstly, we need to focus on what people are taking away from how we act and react.

Through technology advances and shifts in operational demands, data is more valuable than ever, encouraging businesses to find data solutions which are more flexible, offer advanced security and scalable to specifically meet application requirements.

“The digital era will rely on machines, but winning will require — perhaps more than ever — talent pools that can thrive across an increasingly digitized economy,” writes Euan Davis.

Intentional, but non-malicious acts are often the cause of privacy failures.

It turns out blocking out the world isn't great for work.

How to prepare for these new and known threats to enterprise security over the next two to four years.

The book will bring together case studies and future perspectives from leaders in the development and deployment of AI across the business world and will be launched at the AI Business’ The AI Summit in London on May 9th 2017.

The Internet of Things or IoT is an environment in which objects, animals, or people are provided with unique identifiers and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.

The testimonies from Caterpillar, FlowServe and Sealed Air at the recent LiveWorx IoT conference, made it clear that a 50 plus to 220-year old company can find new ways to re-imagine the way they do business.

People are tied to their mobile devices.

We have all been customers.