Reading Time: 7 minutes First published on Linkedin here I reckon there are two types of people in the modern world of knowledge work. Those that tell stories and those that have not yet realised their job is to tell stories. I’ve been in the latter camp for most of my career. On most days, I probably still am. … More So, you want to write a blog?
Reading Time: 6 minutes Email is like a tax that we all collect from each other. Tiago Forte Over recent years the influence of changes in technology has changed the way we communicate in our personal lives. We are the whatsapp, Facebook and Instagram generation. The number of different available platforms and formats has led to helpful thinking … More The end of email?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you remember the last powerpoint presentation you looked through? Thought not. There’s an urban legend … A man goes to bar, is chatted up by pretty girl, who buys him a drink, next thing he wakes up in a bath of ice with a sick feeling, the note says don’t move, call 911. The … More Making Messages Stick
Reading Time: 10 minutes The Work & Pensions Select Committee (WPSC) Pension Protection Fund and Pensions Regulator inquiry consultation certainly attracted a good number of responses. I count almost a hundred in that list and presumably not all are yet published! Most of the major investment & actuarial advisory firms are represented there, as well as PPF and The Pensions … More Consulting firms reply to the WPSC Inquiry
Reading Time: 3 minutes I really feel that asset managers have stepped up their game in the last 12 months when it comes to posting content on twitter (I made this point in a previous post here), even the institutionally-focused managers who previously might not have seen much upside from the mass-market reach of twitter. I find good quality … More Which asset managers post the best content on twitter?
Reading Time: < 1 minute I think it’s fair to say that the asset management industry wasn’t initially quick to adopt social media as a means of distributing content. It’s understandable when you consider the level of regulation around financial advice and the required compliance particularly in the larger firms. Add to that the fact that for the more institutionally-focused … More Asset Managers & Twitter
