Startups Trade-offs Balance | Startup BarCamp Sydney
Kate Carruthers In late November I spoke at Startup BarCamp in Sydney. The topic was about the kind of personal trade-offs & choices we make when choosing to work in a startup.…
management & leadership
Holiday IT to-do lists | Patch Monday via @stilgherrian
The fast-approaching holiday season is a great time to update your IT systems while everything’s quiet. I got to have a chat with Stilgherrian in this week’s Patch Monday. This…
Trust, customer service and customers you do not want any more
I’ve been thinking about my recent American Express experience – outlined in AMEX discovers new depths to customer service. It is clear to me that companies have the right to…
American Express discovers new depths to customer service
I’ve been an American Express customer for a long time. But recently they made it apparent that they do not want my custom so I’m in the process of closing…
Managers are important too
After recent thoughts about leadership – just when I thought it was all sorted out in my mind – a buddy, @KerriAnne, made the point that some great leaders are…
Is leadership only about leaders?
Had an interesting conversation with my friend @MaverickWoman about leadership over the weekend. Conversations with @MaverickWoman are always thought-starters and this was no different to usual – she got me…
Telstra IT transformation woes
I was about to write some more about the networked society but this article by Michael Sainsbury caught my eye: Telstra trauma as tranformation costs mount. This is a sad,…
Telstra IT transformation woes
I was about to write some more about the networked society but this article by Michael Sainsbury caught my eye: Telstra trauma as tranformation costs mount. This is a sad,…
Reasonable Hours of Work in the ICT Industry
A friend who works in IT support (for a very large and well known IT industry multi national doing security patching and stuff) just phoned me because his boss wants…
Women and getting ahead in business
Just had an anonymous comment on an old post. The commenter said: “Honey, you must be very young. It’s not just about how hard you work. The ole’ boy’s network…