by clare@gibit.co | 3 Jan 2016 | Personal Leadership
I previously posted my top ten TED talks. TEDx is similar to TED but is an independently organised event under the TED banner, similar to a franchise. Many famous “TED” talks are actually from an independent TEDx event, and most are unaware of the...
by clare@gibit.co | 6 Sep 2015 | Personal Leadership
In 2010, David Cameron set up the “Behavioural Insights Team” (nicknamed the “Nudge Unit”) to use behavioral economics to “nudge” individuals to take superior decisions for themselves and society, e.g. save more, register as organ...
by clare@gibit.co | 15 Feb 2015 | Personal Leadership
A good chunk of traditional finance research teaches us how to make money, such as optimal investment strategies. But, there’s very little on how to spend it. Studies show surprisingly little relationship between money and happiness. One interpretation is that...
by clare@gibit.co | 23 Aug 2014 | Personal Leadership
(A shorter version of this article was originally published in CityAM. A talk on time management and personal leadership is here.) At work, often the last thing you can do is work. Emails flood in, colleagues make urgent requests, and fires need to be fought. But, a...
by clare@gibit.co | 12 Jun 2014 | Personal Leadership
(This article was originally published in CityAM. A brief, humorous, five-minute talk on the paper is here.) THE WORLD Cup, which starts today, will spark a huge range of human emotions, from the excitement of victory to the despair of defeat. The effect of football...
by clare@gibit.co | 5 Apr 2014 | Personal Leadership
London is a great city, but one of its downsides is that it takes a long time to get to most places. The TED Talks app has significantly enriched my commutes. Here are my top eight TED talks: 1) The Family I Lost in North Korea, and the Family I Gained (Joseph...
