Academy News

Keep your friends close – and your Frolleagues separate?

A new word entered my vocabulary last week, courtesy of business network Linkedin. Apparently, many of us who are networking online in the UK have problems with our 'frolleagues'. According to a Linkedin press release last week (which was picked up by the Guardian and The Telegraph at least) we should be keeping a 'separate account or socialising so that business contacts don't mix with friends'.

Keep your friends close – and your Frolleagues separate?

A new word entered my vocabulary last week, courtesy of business network Linkedin. Apparently, many of us who are networking online in the UK have problems with our 'frolleagues'. According to a Linkedin press release last week (which was picked up by the Guardian and The Telegraph at least) we should be keeping a 'separate account or socialising so that business contacts don't mix with friends'.

Being an Outstanding, Sustainable Leader

Leaders need to be confident and they also have to have the confidence of the people they are leading. That double confidence is what, in my view, makes an outstanding sustainable leader.

"Having the support of The Academy has been a great learning experience ..."

Rob Anders is the CEO of Anders Electronics plc and has been a member of Brian Chernett's Academy Group 2 since November 2007. Rob's entrepreneurial flair first surfaced at the age of 13 when he set up his own children's party entertainment business.

Featured Chairman – Peter Pritchett

Peter Pritchett is one of The Academy's veteran Chairmen, having been with our organisation for 11 years. He served his 'apprenticeship' as a member of Academy Group 2, and following an enforced sabbatical (when he was hospitalised for a short while), Peter had time to reflect upon what he really wanted from life.

Featured Speaker - Juliette Lee

Everyone has intuitive judgement - few use it well.
From unlikely beginnings in Glasgow, Juliette Lee's appetite for scientific fact coupled with hungry ambition, led her to develop a strong analytical mind and high-powered corporate career at the expense of her intuition. Her life changed dramatically the day she finally faced a difficult truth - that somehow, for some reason, all she had achieved seemed rather pointless.

The leader's link to creativity and productivity - by Dan Bobinski

I can't tell you how many times I've walked into businesses and seen people - okay, the leadership - walking around with their shields up. Don't they remember what it was like to be part of the rank-and-file? Don't they know that their employees have great ideas for how to make things better?

And yet like a Klingon cruiser patrolling the neutral zone, their domineering presence results in people giving them a wide berth. I know it's not always intentional, but this kills creativity and productivity.

UK women give IT the thumbs-down

There's growing discontent in the British IT workplace, according to an English on-line job placement service, and it's an important bit of news for everyone.

Is HR up to managing global talent crisis?

With skilled workers increasing happy to cross continents to find work, how to manage talent shortages across the globe is set to be the key challenge facing HR for years to come.

TuneIN - August 2008

Welcome to the August edition of TuneIN. This month, we hear from a member who is leading a cultural and business transformation process in his family firm; from a Chairman who learned a very important life-work message from a member; and from the speaker who has developed a highly engaging yet challenging seminar to help business leaders sharpen their intuition, creating business and personal success often in unimaginable ways.