TomorrowToday.biz Building Capacity in London and Europe

A JOURNEY TO A NEW WOLRD

Graeme Codrington moves to our UK branch in August this year. While not a permanent relocation, it’s expected that Graeme and his family will remain abroad for three to five-years. Already an internationally recognised expert on talent and the future of work, Graeme will continue to help organisations to understand global societal changes, and how these changes affect their staff, leaders and customers. While abroad, Graeme will periodically return to South Africa to honour requests from clients who wish to engage with him directly.

“Being an explorer is unnerving and filled with risk. I keep hoping that someone, somewhere, really does have the answer. But I know that, in this voyage to a new world, you and I have to make it up as we go along, not because we lack skills or expertise, but because this is the nature of reality. Reality changes shape and meaning as we’re in it. It is constantly new. We are required to be there, as active participants. It can’t happen without us, and nobody can do it for us.”

This is an excerpt from Meg Wheatley’s Epilogue in Leadership and the New Science (1996) and much of this thinking holds true for Graeme Codrington who moves to our UK branch in August this year. While not a permanent relocation, it’s expected that Graeme and his family will remain abroad for three to five-years – a period in their lives which surely will be characterised by exploration and new realities.

This international TomorrowToday.biz office has realised massive growth since opening its doors 18 months ago and as a business, we have reached a strategic consensus that the time for capacity expansion in the UK and European market is now. The fact that Graeme was named the prestigious “Speaker of the Year” for 2007 by the Academy for Executives, UK, further strengthens our resolve that it is Graeme who should be at the core of our drive to enhance our global presence.

Already an internationally recognised expert on talent and the future of work, Graeme will continue to help organisations to understand global societal changes, and how these changes affect their staff, leaders and customers. He currently speaks to nearly 100,000 people around the world every year – a figure which we anticipate will grow with his increased exposure internationally.

While abroad, Graeme will periodically return to South Africa to honour requests from clients who wish to engage with him directly. There is also opportunity for our South African clients with international affiliations (in the UK and Europe especially) to introduce the TomorrowToday offering to their sister offices. Referrals of this nature would be greatly appreciated for Graeme and our UK Director, Dean van Leeuwen, to act upon as part of our strategy to introduce Graeme to more of the UK market and deepen existing relationships. For our South African clients, this will ensure continuity in messaging and provide an opportunity for sharing lessons from the South African experience, while contextualising it for the relevant market.

Our South African clients can expect TomorrowToday South Africa to continue to deliver at the same exceptional standard, whether through presentations, consulting or training. Co-founders Keith Coats and Barrie Bramley will continue to lead the South African delivery team which will now, with a stronger off-shore presence, be even better positioned to offer a true global perspective to our clients. We envisage working closely with our UK team in a valuable exchange of ‘lessons learned’ between UK, European and South African clients. This creates exciting opportunities for us as we continually deepen our research and insights to bring cutting edge thought leadership to our clients.

Should you require any further information regarding Graeme’s relocation or his availability in coming months, please liaise with Angela Boulle on angela@tomorrowtoday.biz who will continue to manage his engagements in this market. For UK/European enquiries, Dean van Leeuwen can be contacted on dean@tomorrowtoday.uk.com. Keep up to date with our latest research and insights by reading our daily blog at http://www.tmtd.biz, and stay directly connected with Graeme through his speaker’s website, www.graemecodrington.com.

“Every moment of this journey requires that we be comfortable with uncertainty and appreciative of chaos’ role. Every moment requires that we stay together. After all is said and done, we have the gift of each other. We have each other’s curiosity, wisdom, and courage. And we have Life, whose great ordering powers, if we choose to work with them, can make us even more curious, wise and courageous.” – Margaret J Wheatley

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