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management & leadership
Vale Steve Jobs: a leader with great passion
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
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Robert Kiyosaki drops in to visit @ValerieKhoo & shares some insights
It always delights me when friends get to meet interesting people. Thus I was pleased to see that Valerie Khoo, founder of the Sydney Writers’ Centre, recently had a visit from Robert Kiyosaki. It is worth watching the entire video as Kiyosaki shares his thoughts on business, the economy, and
ethics
Leadership: Doing the right thing, even if nobody is watching
I have worked with a number of great leaders and managers over the years, some of them are famous for this but others are quiet achievers. Watching ABC's Four Corners program about St Ann's Secret on television tonight made me think about what makes a great
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Sometimes protection comes from the strangest places #caturday
social innovation
Building community #sibsyd #sydstart
On Thursday I spoke about Social Innovation Sydney at SydStart along with Selena Griffith, Michelle Williams, and Kim Chen. Apart from the Social Innovation Sydney team there was an illustrious line-up for SydStart - you can see the list here. My brief talk was focused on the approach taken to
social computing & social media
The business of social business
Social business is the new trend following on from Enterprise 2.0 - but underlying it is an essential conflict between two different styles of doing business. The conflict is between businesses optimized for efficiency and those optimized for the creation of value. Greg Satell encapsulates this conflict neatly in
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Try as they might, the Basement Coven could not steal the Ginger Cat’s soul...
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civil society
Are we living in the age of rage?
There are so many angry people these days. It's something I don't really remember from my youth and childhood. Only in recent years does it seem that everyone is angry. I've been trying to understand why there should be more anger now than in
social computing & social media
Social Media - How to apply best practice to your business
Was on a panel hosted by Business Spectator about Social Media -- Is it the best thing to happen to businesses for a generation? Or is it the biggest waste of time to hit the company agenda in decades? With the remarkable Nic Hodges!
future
Labour, forced labour, and capital - is the ground shifting?
Free people offering their labour in exchange for monetary reward has been fundamental concept for western society. Since the mid-nineteenth century we have not really used forced labour for production. But two examples in recent times make me wonder if that assumption still holds true: 1. Prisoners painted room for
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