You and I spend far too much time on email. Worse, it interrupts our days, and we’ve become slaves to it. We even check our messages in the car at red lights (which is illegal – you are not even allowed to touch your mobile device while in a car), and it’s become the bane...Read More
As some of you know, I set up and ran an online business back in 1999 and ran it successfully til it was sold in 2010. I now work for my new masters, deploying what I learned over the past decade or so, on a much larger scale. I’m having lots of fun. Today, I...Read More
I get the feeling many businesses often survive despite themselves. There are some pretty mediocre management practices, products and customer service levels out there all too often. Whether by neglect or plain laziness, too many businesses eek out a living with tired employees hanging on for grim death, unapplauded, unmotivated and unrewarded for their efforts. Worse,...Read More
A year ago I bought myself a nice new 4 cylinder petrol car with all the mod cons. I’ve driven 8,000 kms, which divided by the number of work days (it really only takes me to work and back, plus the odd meeting) is 32 kms a day. The average car commutes 55 kms a...Read More
Like millions of others across this sun-baked land, I am recovering from Australia Day. 26th January is a public holiday here, and traditionally it’s stinking hot (the mercury hit 40C yesterday), the cricket’s on the telly (the Aussies belting the Indians), the food, drink and merriment flow, and you tend to regret some of it the next...Read More
Everytime I enter a meeting where someone says ‘a good meeting is a short meeting’, I know I am in for a long one. Short form blogging is twitter, and facebook updates and basically very short, txt message like posting. It takes a certain skill to keep things short, but with so much faff around...Read More
Many moons ago in a former job on a different continent I remember seeing a circus performer give an electrifying ad lib performance to a school assembly, involving several of the students there assembled. During the mayhem, he looked up and said “if any of yers see a job for a company that talks about...Read More
It’s difficult being interviewed, but oh so much harder doing the interviewing. I’ve done a bit of both (but more interviewing than being interviewed), and the interview is an odd environment when you come to think about it. Somehow, over a 20-30 minute conversation back and forth with the interviewee you are ascertaining whether this...Read More
Gong Xi Fa Cai (Happy New Chinese New Year)! Yes, it’s that time again in our household, the place is spotless, inside and out, and chinese red packets hang from every garden tree or bush. The kids are excited about it, wife and mother in law are cooking up a storm, and I’m looking forward...Read More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wq5MHIRWqQ&w=590&h=430] OK, if you’ve read any of these posts before you get the feeling I like the noble ancient game of cricket. Well, it’s summer here and the local team has just finished top of the league and has a home semi final tomorrow. But anyway… an ex student of mine (now all grown...Read More
