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In this episode, I catch up with a very good friend of mine in a Starbucks in Moscow. We discuss the way forward in business practice and how the educational space is changing. It’s a remarkable time in history and the way in which we interact, lead and teach will define our days for years to come. Make sound choices with people, processes and technology. The post How Education is Changing appeared first on Gareth Talks.

This is a series that it’s titled “Not so proudly South African”.  I have not wanted to say anything about the Covid situation because everyone is sick and tired of Covid. I can’t however stay silent for much longer. After watching the countless things happening during this period which have been incredibly damaging to society and the health of people is disgusting to say the least. I am speaking here as a damaged South African.  The post Not So Proudly South African appeared first on Gareth Talks.

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Get to work with purpose, do your work with purpose, attack every lead with purpose, interact with your peers, colleagues and customer with purpose. A clear purpose turns individuals into teams and ideas into action.⁣ To get, or stay, on top, requires balancing stability and change. Success is rooted in the ability to organize and evolve at the same time. A winning strategy creates that balance.⁣ But too many well-conceived strategies don’t happen. That’s because they lack a valid purpose. Without a purpose alignment is impossible and results don’t happen. The post Live With Purpose appeared first on Gareth Talks.

You May Not Have a Choice Even after listening to this, you might have your mind made up about millennials. But you won’t be able to keep millennials out of your organization forever. By next year 2020, millennials will make up 50 percent of the workforce, and already, businesses are starting to transform to integrate them more seamlessly. The traditional workweek is starting to die, and strict rules about office conduct are starting to soften. The post Millennials are Here to Stay appeared first on Gareth Talks.

As millennials continue to join the workforce in droves, companies must be ready to work with these young people, whose values differ greatly from their generational predecessors. In order to maintain employee retention and productivity while improving company services, businesses must understand the importance of the millennial generation workforce. The post Understanding Millennials appeared first on Gareth Talks.

The topic is the Millennial Problem. This for me is possibly the most dynamic behavioural shift in humanity, professionalism and engagement. There are 2 sides to this story and both have their benefits, both have their truths but 1 for me is not starting with the end in mind. 2 vastly different ways of thinking and I am not convinced that either is wrong or right. The post Its a Millennial Problem… Or is it? appeared first on Gareth Talks.

This episode is titled “Jack of All Trades, Master of None”. For some reason or other this phrase has come up a lot over the last 2 weeks, either in discussion, implied or metaphorically through circumstance. This is why I have decided to speak about it. I learnt a valuable lesson over the last few weeks and I have preached this to friends and colleagues before, you cannot do everything. Even the most successful businessmen and woman have people around them that know more in the respective disciplines. A combination of skills is vital to the success of a project. The post Jack of All Trades, Master of None. appeared first on Gareth Talks.

Schooling, society, history and the way that we do it here, are all catalysts for giving us blinkers. We are taught to do things one way, we are trained to think one way and we are expected to execute in this manner. I am sure that we can all agree that yes there are fundamental skills that we need to learn that form  the basis of all business practice like accounting and the law. My worry for a lot of businesses or rather industries is the lack of change, the lack of innovation and the lack of thinking outside the box. The post Thinking Outside the Box appeared first on Gareth Talks.

Perspective is the way individuals see the world. It comes from their personal point of view and is shaped by life experiences, values, their current state of mind, the assumptions they bring into a situation, and a whole lot of other things.  The post Gareth Talks – Perspective appeared first on Gareth Talks.

In this episode, I introduce the new direction for Gareth Talks, talk about starting with the end in mind with the example of Brexit as a metaphor for the delivery of the message. The post Gareth Talks is BACK appeared first on Gareth Talks.

Welcome to this week’s episode of Gareth Talks, I am Gareth Cameron. This is motivation month and in this episode we are going to discuss the importance of self-motivation. The best kind of motivation is self-motivation. You might not be intimately familiar with the term “self-motivation” but you almost certainly know this to be true. Self-motivation is a key life skill and something that everybody interested in personal development should think carefully about. It is also a key part of emotional intelligence, one of the three areas of personal skills that are integral to the concept. So we ask ourselves what is Motivation? Motivation is what pushes us to achieve our goals, feel more fulfilled and improve overall quality of life. The post Motivation Month Episode 2 – Self Motivation appeared first on Gareth Talks.

In the 1st episode of Motivation Month, we look at how to effectively motivate your team. It is vital to the productivity of your organisation and your department that you have a dedicated and motivated team. This more so than not is a responsibility of the leadership core of the organisation or department to instill in the team. In this episode of Motivation Month, we discuss 9 important points to ensure that your team are motivated and engaged in the vision and mission of the organisation. Always remember that a happy staff is a productive staff. If you have an unhappy staff then this is saying something. The post Motivation Month Episode 1 – Motivating Your Team appeared first on Gareth Talks.

In this episode we are going to discuss Consumer Generated Marketing also known as Consumer Generated Content, crowdsourcing and Co Creation. Companies are realizing that the best way to market to new customers is to use their current customers’ feedback and opinions. Marketing is forever-changing, especially with the increased use of technology, such as social media, by consumers. Companies are finding that using their customers’ presence on social media can be an effective way to market their products and services in this environment. Consumer-generated marketing (CGM) is an affordable marketing strategy that uses customer-created material and feedback, such as user-created content and reviews. The major advantages of this type of marketing are that it is affordable and can be created quickly. But there are also some drawbacks, such as the lack of control over and the relative rawness of this type of marketing. Gareth Talks is also available on iTunes, Stitcher and SoundCloud The post Marketing Month Episode 3 – Consumer Generated Marketing appeared first on Gareth Talks.

In this episode I interview Dushyant Savadia on marketing his products. Dushyant is one of the worlds leading entrepreneurs. Dushyant shares his views on the need to solve the problem of a customer, tailor-making your communication to the relivant market, how technology is connecting people to product, product to people and likeminded people to each other and the use of your network to grow your marketing message. Gareth Talks is also available on iTunes, Stitcher and Soundcloud. Leave your comments below and join in on the conversation. The post Marketing Month Episode 2 – Dushyant Savadia appeared first on Gareth Talks.

In this podcast we explore the current trends in marketing. We start off with a brief understanding of what marketing is and what it comprises of. There are some insightful trends that are spoken about and will give you a good idea into each. Leave your comments and join in on the conversation. Gareth Talks is also available on iTunes, Stitcher and SoundCloud The post Marketing Month Episode 1 – Marketing Trends appeared first on Gareth Talks.

In this episode we listen to a clip from Simon Sinek and take a deep dive into the important traits of a leader. Leadership is the most important requisite in developing and managing a team. Remember what Google said, “Innovation comes from people, not technology”. Develop your people, inspire you people and give them the necessary requirements to perform at their natural best. Gareth Talks is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher and the Gareth Talks website. Leave your comments below and join in on the conversation. The post Leadership Month Episode 4 – Traits of Leadership appeared first on Gareth Talks.

In this episode I had the privilege of catching up with one of the worlds leading CEO’s on leadership, Dushyant Savadia. We discussed his company Amber Connect, how it started, his youth and how that has shaped the core belief structures at Amber Connect. Please feel free to joint the conversation and leave your comment. Follow Gareth Talks on Facebook and Instagram.  The Podcasts are available on iTunes, Stitcher and SoundCloud. The post Leadership Episode 3 – Dushyant Savadia Founder of Amber Connect appeared first on Gareth Talks.

In this episode of Gareth Talks, I discuss empathy in leadership, the importance of a leader to have empathy and the ability of leader to inspire through empathy. Empathy is one of the fundamental traits in distinguishing between a manager and a leader. Subscribe to the show on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud and on my website. The post Leadership Episode 2 – Empathy appeared first on Gareth Talks.