Kate Carruthers “Press on: nothing in the world can take the place of perseverance. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is…
Blog Action Day: poverty is a strange thing when you think about it
There is plenty of stuff in the world overall, it’s just distributed unevenly. And poverty is around us even in rich countries like Australia. A real question for those of…
Some well meaning job loss advice is wrong …
Lots of sites are starting to dish out ideas about how to handle losing your job. This one in the Washington Post is a good example, suggesting that the best…
Differences between Australia & the rest of world – a Fable
I don’t know the provenance of this fable, but it does illustrate some key differences between Australia and other parts of the world … The Squirrel and The Grasshopper REST…
Is it time for web 2.0 to grow up?
For a while now I’ve been uncomfortable with the direction of much of the stuff referred to as web 2.0. It seems to be full of amusing trifles that don’t…
Norman Schwarzkopf on leadership
“Leadership is a combination of strategy and character. If you must be without one, be without the strategy.” — Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Enterprise 2.0 Survey
I’m doing some research on Enterprise 2.0 and need your help. You can help by answering a brief online survey. Click Here to take survey It would be very helpful…
Openness, personal and community action
For those folks who don’t think social networks are real life … One of my Twitter buddies, @mspecht, has been very brave and open, sharing about his personal experience of…
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and…
Credit crisis and its impact on social media?
I’ve been reading the new George Soros book, The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means. While Soros takes his usual pessimistic view…