Don’t let my 2.0 pun fool you, this is a seriously good book for anyone interested in how open source and collaborative models are now applying to so many different areas of business. In one sense you might say that this is a bit of spin on a new flavour of collaborative outsourcing. However there […]
Isn’t it an exciting time to be alive? There has never been such a volume of innovation – or information for that matter. And by the time you finish reading this post, there will be plenty of others you can also dig into. Right now we are seeing innovation in so many areas – biotech, […]
Back in March 2000, I discussed the idea of setting up a First Tuesday group in Western Australia with Stuart Hope, then CEO of Software Engineering Australia (SEAWA). We also brought in Peter Morris of Telesis, and got ourselves underway. First step was to review the licencing model for First Tuesday – which read something […]
The interesting change with Web 2.0 has created a sense that the internet is all new again. There are some truly amazing success stories – witness www.utube.com as the largest, most recent couple of guys and an idea turned into millions. And may similar success fall to www.wordpress.com – this is truly a great offering. […]
I’m sure you have read time management and other business quotes where the dialogue starts. “imagine you are at your own funeral….” This week I attended the funeral of a friend that died of cancer. Many beautiful things were said about his success in his career and business interests, his devotion to his family and […]
If you have ever found peformance issues and the reasons being given seemingly incredibly complicated, then perhaps distilling the essence back to the number only may be the answer you are looking for. For example, let’s say sales performance is down. A person can provide any number of reasons, incredibly well argued, as to why […]
Have you ever experienced the debilitating situation of not knowing what decision to make in a difficult circumstance? Or found yourself overwhelmed by the sheer volume of email and interruptions within your workday? In case of the former it is caused by uncertainty (not enough facts) and a less than comfortable risk of decision failure. […]
Business and leading people can both be hard and easy. Getting stuck in a mental rut is also easy, and no wonder as making a similar decision based on past experience makes a lot of sense. It saves time, allows you to move onto the next task. But it also can increasingly become dangerous without […]
George Negus, who actually isn’t all that fond of being referred to as an aging sex symbol, gave a presentation in Perth at the wonderful venue of the Royal Perth Yacht Club. He was discussing many things and was thoroughly entertaining, and at the conclusion of his speech answered some questions. I had my hand […]
“You didn’t make that up. I heard that / saw that / wore that 20 years ago….” One of the art directors I used to work with when I was in the advertising industry commented on retro styling. His observation was that new designers would explore new and different concepts for a goodly part of […]