Partner at @ghsmartco. Co-Author of #PowerScore. Hire well. Lead well. Enjoy life.
Joined September 2007
- Tweets500
- Following694
- Followers358
- Likes1.4K
Alan Foster retweeted
Nuance in storytelling is the texture in a painting, the subtleties in a symphony, the layers in a novel. It's what transforms a narrative from a mere recitation to an art form.
My take on falling in love in the office
Hiring Leaders is a big commitment: Fall in love with reference checks and not the candidate. @ghsmartco's @alanvfoster shares four simple rules for reference checks in @Forbes article “CEOs and Boards: A Decent Proposal.” bit.ly/2NloAOq
Thanks for the level headed facts @DrTregoning
What is the ‘#Wuhan #coronavirus' and what do we know about it so far?
@DrTregoning spoke to @SRileyIDD from @MRC_Outbreak @Imperial_JIDEA
wwwf.imperial.ac.uk/blog/imp…
An excellent workshop prepping for our first mentoring sessions #onehouramonth
Brilliant turnout at our first London-based #mentoring #workshop of 2020! Its fantastic to have so many people joining the 1MM mission to guide young people towards #brighter futures. If you're interested in mentoring a young person in #London, get in touch.
#itstartswithone
Alan Foster retweeted
A good way to hide something from me forever would be to say it loudly & clearly in a voicemail you left on the phone I carry with me everywhere at all times.
Alan Foster retweeted
It speaks to Sophie Ellis-Bextor's character that her primary concern after discovering a murder on the dancefloor is that the mood is not also killed.
Hi everyone, good news. Unlike most of my twitter feed, I have NOT just written a book and so you don't have to buy it. As you were.
Can't face reading the latest airport non-fiction book on Leadership? Instead, watch the Netflix documentary on the cluster that was the Fyre festival. Excruciating lessons in building out the wrong team, a charismatic founder ref…lnkd.in/eSRJgNx lnkd.in/egVxtHR
Alan Foster retweeted
CEOs can't collect, crunch and codify all human behaviour on their digital dashboards - but what they miss is more important than what they measure. My column on the all-important human dimension ft.com/content/0e1cc35c-ed88… @GDruckerForum #GPDF18
Alan Foster retweeted
Whilst y'all retweeting that 10 habits of successful people nonsense, plz remember that Proust used to wake up around 4pm, have a cheeky opium and then worked from bed whilst drinking coffee & eating croissants (2 if it was a good day) until if was time to go out for dinner
Alan Foster retweeted
Asia-Pacific private equity firms that build strong talent management capabilities will be better positioned to produce top returns:
spr.ly/6018DaVnj
