Paul Taylor

May 23, 2014

Five Things We Learned From Doing A Twitter Only Recruitment

About five or six years ago I applied for another job. It would have been a significant promotion – nearly doubling what I earned at the time. I went through the usual shenanigans that come with this type of recruitment.… Continue reading

May 9, 2014

Why the Bromford Innovation Lab is only recruiting via Twitter

Imagine a future where you don’t have a CV or resume. A future where your talent and achievements are broken down into tweetable chunks. Your professional life , and a good bit of your personal too, is available online for… Continue reading

May 6, 2014

Social conversations: time to move beyond broadcasting

Man is by nature a social animal; an individual who is unsocial naturally and not accidentally is either beneath our notice or more than human – Aristotle That’s the intellectual stuff out of the way. Let’s talk about Instagram and… Continue reading

May 2, 2014

Top 50 Power Players In #UKHousing 2014 – Your Vote Counts….

A year ago I published The Top 50 Power Players In Housing [Klout Edition] – featuring people working in and around the sector. The idea came to me as I was sipping rum at a beach bar in Jamaica, checking… Continue reading

March 12, 2014

Making a Deal: Unlocking Potential In Communities

There is no power greater than a community discovering what it cares about. Ask “What’s possible?” not “What’s wrong?” Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters. Margaret J Wheatley One of the many challenges for the public sector… Continue reading

February 28, 2014

Do We Need A Manifesto for Social Change?

A really odd thing happened to me recently. I agreed with something George Osborne was saying. OK. I was on holiday and had experienced a bit too much sun. Probably a bit too much alcohol as well. But something he… Continue reading

February 14, 2014

Digital by Design: Making the connected organisation more human

I must get at least four or five emails every day offering me help becoming digital by default. Every single one gets deleted. Not because I don’t need help , but because they talk of cost savings and efficiency rather… Continue reading

February 6, 2014

Lessons In Social Business (via Vietnam)

6am December 29th , Con Son, Con Dao Islands I’m woken by the crackle of a public address system. It’s the Communist Party giving their twice daily update of the official state news. Welcome to Vietnam. I walk outside. The early… Continue reading

January 20, 2014

3 Things We Should Learn From Benefits Street

Apart from the unfortunate title, Benefits Street is pretty good. Having seen the first two episodes I genuinely can’t understand what the fuss is about. It’s a great piece of commercial television (think – My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding) that’s designed… Continue reading

December 23, 2013

The Value of Critical Friends – Guest Post from @ShirleyAyres

Only 17% of companies identify their social and digital strategy as “mature” – Brian Solis , The State of Social Business This is a guest post from a Super Connector. Shirley Ayres is one of those people who have taken… Continue reading

Latest Posts