Expert interview with Jonas Ridderstrale
Europe’s number 1 management thinker
Part 1

Posted on December 4, 2007 - Filed Under Expert Interviews | Leave a Comment

1. You are ranked as number 9 among management thinkers of the world and number 1 in Europe together with your co-author Kjell A. Nordstram. What do you bring in the world of management thinking to be ranked on the first place in Europe?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There are many great [...]

Presenting Jonas Ridderstrale
Europe’s number 1 management thinker

Posted on December 3, 2007 - Filed Under Expert Interviews | Leave a Comment

This week we will be talking to Jonas Ridderstrale, who is ranked number 9 among management thinkers around the world and number 1 in Europe and will present you his views on how Europe can stay competitive, facing the challenges from the growing importance of China and India. And here is who he is:

Dr. Jonas [...]

Expert interview with Denis Cauvier
North America’s top speaker on attracting, selecting and retaining great people
Part 3

Posted on November 30, 2007 - Filed Under Expert Interviews | Leave a Comment

8. As a respected authority on customer retainment as well, how is it possible to turn a one-time buyer into a life-time customer?
People the world over complain to me that there is no customer loyalty, that a client will change suppliers to save even a tiny bit of money. I feel this is an [...]

Expert interview with Denis Cauvier
North America’s top speaker on attracting, selecting and retaining great people
Part 2

Posted on November 28, 2007 - Filed Under Expert Interviews | Leave a Comment

5. What is the key to pre-screening and selecting the right people for a team?
The quick answer is to “pre-screen for competency and select for character“. What this means is that the entire pre-screening process should focus on answering the fundamental question, “does the person possess the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to do [...]

Expert interview with Denis Cauvier
North America’s top speaker on attracting, selecting and retaining great people
Part 1

Posted on November 26, 2007 - Filed Under Expert Interviews | Leave a Comment

Dr Denis Cauvier is a speaker, trainer and consultant, who has made a career out of helping his clients and audiences become financially successful. A former personal and corporate lender with two of North America’s largest banks and a financial consultant to his clients around the world, he has uncovered the traits shared by America’s [...]

Expert interview with Ray Hammond
Europe’s leading futurologist
Part 3

Posted on November 24, 2007 - Filed Under Expert Interviews | Leave a Comment

In part 2 Ray Hammond outlined the following Key Dreivers of the future:
1. World Population Growth And Changing Demographics
2. Climate Change
3. The Looming Energy Crisis
To read the entire part 2 of the interview, please click here.

4. Globalization
The term “globalization“ has many meanings and evokes many different emotions. At one extreme the word is used [...]