by Benjamin Ellis | Oct 8, 2021 | Leadership
When SocialOptic was founded, we thought as much about HOW we would do business as WHAT business we would do. While our products and business model have evolved in the years that have followed, the kind of business we want to be has not changed. To us it is...
by Benjamin Ellis | Feb 20, 2019 | Leadership
Earlier this month I caught up with Bruce Daisley, VP EMEA, Twitter, ahead of the launch of his new book “The Joy of Work”, which is already a No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller. Bruce is well known, not only for his role at Twitter, but also for the...
by Benjamin Ellis | Sep 15, 2017 | Leadership, On the road
September saw The Telegraph hosting a panel discussion at their London offices on using technology to transform smaller businesses. The panel included Raja Saggi (head of SMB marketing, UK and Ireland, Google), Luke Hughes (co-founder, Origym), Shashi Verma (Chief...
by Benjamin Ellis | Mar 31, 2017 | Leadership, Management
What if you could have a machine that could create an infinite (or at least unlimited) improvement in your business? Let’s call it “The Infinite Improvement Machine”. Sounds interesting perhaps? Intriguing even? But perhaps you are feeling a little...
by Benjamin Ellis | May 30, 2014 | Leadership, On the road
I had the opportunity to along to the Responsive Organisation Unconference in London, where I lead a session and attended many others – more about those in a later post. The discussions during the day started a chain of thoughts about organisation structure,...
by Benjamin Ellis | Feb 28, 2013 | Leadership
I had the pleasure of listening to Daniel Pink talk at the RSA this week about sales. It was definitely a privilege – there was a 750-person waiting list, one of the largest in the RSA talk’s history – at least in part due to Daniel’s previous...
