
Tim Sillcock
- Dec 30, 2014
Management Training Through Social Media
From where do you get your management knowledge? I follow several Linked In discussion groups. I learn more from them than I do from reading articles and attending seminars. I also contribute to some; making the ‘learning’ highly interactive. It is the first source I turn to for real-time information within the industries in which I work.
Information sources I drew on 20 years ago have been supplemented (dare I say replaced) by Google, You Tube, Facebook, Linked In and othe

Tim Sillcock
- Dec 17, 2014
Practical Tips for Unemployed Over-50s
Practical Tips for Unemployed Over-50s I assume that some over-50s, who are currently out of work, will discover this blog and will appreciate some practical tips on how they should proceed to secure their future. Having experienced retrenchment from a large organisation a few years ago, I discovered first hand how difficult it is to get re-established when you should be looking at retirement. It was even harder trying to present myself to employers as a 40+ aged worker when

Tim Sillcock
- Dec 9, 2014
Marketing In Remote Locations - Coke & Health Care
You can buy a Coke anywhere! So why can’t you access health care anywhere? Melinda Gates’ compares Coke’s marketing & distribution with the distribution of health care products and messages in underdeveloped countries. The video I wish to share with you highlights the creative strategy that Coke used to distribute their products into remote villages in Africa. Melinda Gates (the wife of Microsoft founder, Bill Gates) explains how her not-for-profit organisation adapted Coke’s