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Last month, The GC Index’s Nathan Ott hosted a webinar to show how Water For People, a global not-for-profit development organisation, is completely revolutionising its own attitude and the wider water sector. Consider that there are currently around 2 billion people across the planet who do not have access to clean water. This doesn’t just […]

The Association of MBAs ran a feature from Dr John-Mervyn Smith, Chief Psychologist at The GC Index, focusing on the hero innovator. John said, “We have long been fascinated with the hero innovator and the power of a single, simple idea. In the Western World there’s an obsession with the people who are going to […]

Master Students Compete In Game-Changing Energy Challenges 4 teams of InnoEnergy Master students will compete to see their Game-Changing initiatives executed by four businesses InnoEnergy, the European innovation engine for sustainable energy, has partnered with The GC Index®, and Initiate! to give InnoEnergy Master students the opportunity to deliver real solutions to four energy businesses. […]

Orange Uses The TM Forum’s DMM & The GC Index To Accelerate Transformation Orange, International Telecoms operator, has recently undergone a digital transformation to align its CIO and group strategy. It named the project “Essentials2020”. The objective of the project included removing silos to ensure different functions across the business work closer together, in order […]

Professor Adrian Furnham & Perry Timms Make 2017 HR Most Influential List We are pleased to announce, Professor Adrian Furnham, Professor of Psychology at UCL and key advisor to The GC Index, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award. It’s the highest accolade awarded by HR magazine to an individual in recognition of their outstanding and […]

In a series of blogs – The GC Index speaks to Julie Clegg, CEO Human-i Intelligence Services Inc., OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) expert for Channel 4’s TV Show ‘Hunted’ and former West Yorkshire Police Detective Constable. From the computer screen to the television screen, Julie has crafted her life’s work around investigation, profiling and technology, […]

In an era where intelligence communities are becoming ever more crucial in protecting our way of life, the pressure is on to make sure they have the right people working in their operations and investigations. It’s not just about the skills sets, it’s about the cohesion of a team to ensure efficient, pro-active operations and […]

Water for People, a global not-for-profit organisation, whose goal is to provide clean water for everyone, spoke to Dialogue Journal about how it is equipping its team with the skills to drive change and real impact.   Chief Executive of Water for People, Eleanor Allen, talked about the challenges and complexities that Water For People […]

Dr John Mervyn-Smith, Chief Psychologist at The GC Index, speaks to Jenn Selby, guest columnist for Every Woman, about the rise of the ‘beta’ boss.   Dr Mervyn-Smith says, “The key beta skill is not listening. You might have a boss that has learned to appear as though they are listening, but it’s not the […]

THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS A PERFECT LEADER eg.1 CEO Nathan Ott, wrote and article in Facilities Management publication ‘Facilities Show Daily’. Nathan looks at why there is no such thing as the perfect leader and what processes organisations can put in place to ensure a well balanced team of mixed capabilities and strengths.

MY BIG IDEA ‘My Big Idea’ is 3-minute video, which challenges thought leaders to share their Big Ideas for the future of procurement. eg.1 CEO, Nathan Ott’s ‘Big Idea’ is that everyone can contribute. In his Big Ideas video, he argues that while not everyone is a “GameChanger, everyone is capable of making game-changing contributions, […]

WHO WILL LEVERAGE YOUR BUSINESS PERFORMANCE? Game Changers are not always found among the C-Suite, quite the opposite. The Game Changers could be the ones in the corner quietly getting on their work without anyone fully realising their potential. It’s time for the UK economy to learn to harness the power of their most powerful […]