Blog Entries

Derek Sivers: Weird, or just different?

andrew@globalachieverscompany.com — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:05:14 +0100

There's a flip side to everything," the saying goes, and in 2 minutes, Derek Sivers shows this is true in a few ways you might not expect.

About Derek Sivers

Strengthening Your Self-Discovery - Interview with Marcus Buckingham

andrew@globalachieverscompany.com — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:48:17 +0100

Sandra Bienkowski November 30, 2009

Marcus Buckingham is a leadership expert, internationally renowned speaker and New York Times bestselling author of several books, including First, Break All the Rules; Now Discover Your Strengths and Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently. He’s [...]

The Secret of Enduring Greatness - Fortune

andrew@globalachieverscompany.com — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:20:22 +0100

by Jim Collins

I don't know how many times I've had the Fortune 500 presented to me as Exhibit A by those who argue that it's time to give up on a 20th–century American idea. Forget about building great companies that endure, they tell me. One technology pundit cornered m [...]

David Logan on tribal leadership

andrew@globalachieverscompany.com — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:16:29 +0100

At TEDxUSC, David Logan talks about the five kinds of tribes that humans naturally form -- in schools, workplaces, even the driver's license bureau. By understanding our shared tribal tendencies, we can help lead each other to become better individual.

David Logan is a USC faculty member, best-selling author, and management consultant.

Click here to view David Logan's biography

Hunters and Farmers

andrew@globalachieverscompany.com — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:30:31 +0100

Written by Seth Godin
Global Achievers Company think Seth Godin is one of the masterminds of marketing. Read this entry to find out why.

10,000 years ago, civilization forked. Farming was invented and the way many people spent their time was changed forever.
Clearly, farming is a very different activity from hunting. Farmer [...]

The Ten-Year Century - Tom Hayes

andrew@globalachieverscompany.com — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:40:50 +0100

In computer jargon, when your hard drive becomes overwhelmed with too much information it is said to be fragmented—or “fragged.” Today, the rapid and unsettling pace of change has left us all more than a little, well, fragged.

We watch 60-second television commercials that have been sped up to fit into 30-second spots, even as we multitask our way through emails, text messages and tweets. We assume that these small time compressions are part of the price of modern living. But it i [...]

Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation

andrew@globalachieverscompany.com — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:01:07 +0100

http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation.html

Seasons Greetings

andrew@globalachieverscompany.com — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:00:14 +0100

The team at Global Achievers Company wishes you and your family a happy and safe Christmas.

We wish you all the best for a wonderful 2010!

Best Wishes,

Andrew Greatrex and team

ISB Worldwide: Train the Trainer

andrew@globalachieverscompany.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:08:24 +0100

Bill Palladino from ISB Worldwide explains training based on John Kotter's book Our Iceberg is Melting.

Watch this for a sneak preview of Train the Trainer.

Leading Bold Change Australia

andrew@globalachieverscompany.com — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:00:46 +0100

Prof John Kotter is arguably the world's leading expert on leadership and change.
Following 2 years of research ISB international and Global Achievers Company have joined forces to bring the world's leading change program to Australia and New Zealand.
Leading Bold Change… an interac [...]

How to Go from Small to Super

andrew@globalachieverscompany.com — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:27:18 +0100

How to Go from Small to Super

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Small business is by far the leading job creator, and entrepreneurship the leading engine of American economic renewal. As unemployment swells, small business prowess is needed more than ever. But can a small company be a SuperCorp, like progressive larger companies such as IBM and Procter & Gamble? Undoubtedly some smaller companies can leap tall hurdles in a single bound -- or, in Google's case, leap from zero dollars to billio [...]

The Importance of Urgency

courtney@globalachieverscompany.com — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:57:44 +0100

An interview with John Kotter, Professor Emeritus, Harvard Business School.

Without a true sense of urgency, any change effort is doomed. Watch John Kotter discuss the need for urgency and how managers create and sustain it in their organizations.

Question of the Week

andrew@globalachieverscompany.com — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:30:24 +0100

If you could un-invent one invention, what would it be, and with what consequences?

Find Your Strongest Life

andrew@globalachieverscompany.com — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:49:03 +0100

Women share some of the challenges they are dealing with in their lives and Marcus talks about why he decided to write this book - and how it can help.

Management MUST Be Reinvented - Gary Hamel

andrew@globalachieverscompany.com — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:32:31 +0100

Innovation and strategy expert Gary Hamel shares his view that "management" itself needs to be reinvented in order to accommodate the new needs of business. Gary is a regular speaker for Global Achievers Company and his latest book is The Future of Management – available at the GAC Bookshop.

New Release from Professor Rob Goffee

andrew@globalachieverscompany.com — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:05:28 +0100

'Clever' - as promised at his Australian Seminars

RRP: $50.00 inc GST

Goffee & Jones Reveal the secrets on working with clever people.

"There's a lot of clever people here. It's the adrenaline you get from working with them that I like."

Click [...]

Question of the Week

andrew@globalachieverscompany.com — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:03:20 +0100

If you were a multi-millionaire,

how would you like to have made your

fortune?

The Importance of Urgency - Harvard Business Publishing

andrew@globalachieverscompany.com — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:03:19 +0100

An interview with John Kotter, Professor Emeritus, Harvard Business School.
Without a true sense of urgency, any change effort is doomed. Watch John Kotter discuss the need for urgency and how managers create and sustain it in their organizations.

Question of the Week

andrew@globalachieverscompany.com — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

If you could change one

decision in your life,

which one would you change?

Rosabeth Moss Kanter coming Australia

andrew@globalachieverscompany.com — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Rosabeth Moss Kanter will be coming to Australia in November/December 2009. One of the world’s leading academics (Top 30 Global Thinker) and one of the most influential women in the world, Prof Kanter will be discussing her latest work on Vanguard Leadership. Book before 14 August 2009 and receive a ticket for only $550pp – a saving of up to $345 from the regular ticketed price!

Those interested in following her blogs at Harvard Business School can view them at http://blogs.harvard [...]