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As companies embrace the notion of a reputation economy fueled by the power of social platforms this brings a new set of challenges for management and employees.
I was at the Salesforce #cloudcrowd event in Sydney recently and we were discussing this issue with guest speaker
As we move away from the power structures and ways of thinking that governed the twentieth century we are seeing a desperate rearguard action from the power elites who ruled that time.
Dying Dinosaur Industries in their Death Throes
A good example of this is the film and music industries, [...]
It is sad to hear of Steve Jobs’ passing. Not unsurprising news given his long battle with cancer. But the heartfelt responses to his death made me think. How many other leaders of big companies would elicit similar responses? Hardly any I suspect. His was a remarkable career, and the [...]
This post was inspired by Michael Kordahi, well known to many as @delic8genius, who put out a call encouraging to geeks to share their geek origin stories.
My geek origin is shrouded in the mists of time. [...]
There is so much pressure on people these days to be successful. And I do not think we are encouraged to stop and think what success actually means for each of us and for society in general. Many of us seem to be on a treadmill. Go to school, get [...]
Girl Develop IT Sydney kicked off well last night with thirty eight students, led by the indomitable Pamela Fox and a number of teaching assistants.
Women from all sorts of jobs and backgrounds came along to grapple with the basics of web development – with the [...]
One thing I’m passionate about is the possibilities opened up for all of us by technology. And techincal literacy is an important way that we can open up those possibilities for women.
Another thing I’m passionate about is people who make a difference – those who get up off the [...]
Here is another post in my series on inspiring women.
This time it is my friend Annalie Killian, who is also known as Catalyst for Magic (yes that is really the job title on her business card) or as @MaverickWoman on Twitter.
I’ve known Annalie for many [...]
Had an interesting conversation with some friends recently and it got me thinking about what we work for.
In Western societies many of us work, in addition to money and sustenance, for self-actualisation (in a Maslowian sense).
Many of us pick work that is meaningful to us and [...]
Not really – especially for women – according to some research by Guido Heineck that was cited in the Daily Telegraph recently.
None of this is a surprise to me due to a long participation in business and, in particular, male dominated areas such as finance [...]
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