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On Wednesday evening I attended the retirement dinner for a mathematics teacher whom I've known and respected for many years. I will not mention him by name as he's a very shy and private individual. This gentleman and his wife migrated to Australia over twenty years
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As a child I read a story where the main character wanted to be a 'real boy' and not just a wooden puppet. And this choice between being a real person - who connects with other people and things in an open and organic way - and being
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I attended the Social Business Summit today in Sydney and had the privilege of being on a panel that discussed Transparency - Risk To The Business Or Not? Apart from Nicholas Gruen's excellent incorporation of Hayek into his discussion there was much food for thought. A copy of
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Today is Ada Lovelace day, the day that women around the world celebrate the achievements of women working in technology. While I could write about a woman in technology - there are many whom I admire here in Australia - instead I am putting out a call for documentation of
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Companies struggle with how to innovate when their existing business is stable or growing. There is often a perception that innovation requires a lot of investment. However, it has been my experience that it is much harder to innovate in a successful and prosperous organisation than in a leaner and
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This coming Thursday, 25 March, many folks will be attending the Social Business Summit in Sydney. I will be on a panel discussing Transparency in Business - Risky or Essential?. The debate will be moderated by Headshift's Anne Bartlett-Bragg and Robin Hamman and the panel members are Nicholas
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Social media and social networking do not reduce the need for good social skills. Rather, the disconnection from physical presence in online communication makes social skills (what some call EQ) even more critical. Some of the recent fracas rebounding across Twitter are a good example of this - covered well
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My dog T-dog* is a somewhat bolshie little beast and she does not like it when I travel away from home overnight (I'll come back to this fact later). Recently we (T-dog and me that is) were asked to participate in a trial of a new dog food
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It was fascinating to be at the inaugural Digital Citizens event in Sydney last week - the topic was: Private Parts: Personality and Disclosure - Finding a Balance in the Digital Space. There was a great line up on the panel with visiting US lawyer and social media specialist Adrian
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It is fascinating to note on this International Women's Day that one of our major newspapers has an article titled "Gender pay gap shows no sign of abating" The gender pay gap can cost women up to $1 million over a lifetime * Women earn 17pc less