We are right. Oh, hold on. We were wrong. Completely and utterly wrong. Have you been in a situation, say,… Read more Is the essence of new management the promotion of self-esteem?
Month: March 2010
So is social media social, a waste of time, or what?
Social Media Fatigue Earlier this week, Umair Haque wrote of his growing despondency with social media. It’s not an uncommon… Read more So is social media social, a waste of time, or what?
Be my dictionary. What is the difference between earnest and sincere, solemn and serious?
Speaking properly I once worked with people who hated other people ~ or so they said. I hated broccoli (I… Read more Be my dictionary. What is the difference between earnest and sincere, solemn and serious?
Governments cannot promote innovation. . .
That’s what I said. Government’s cannot promote innovation Yesterday, I was playing with John Hagel’s list of three features that… Read more Governments cannot promote innovation. . .
3 reasons why non-Americans care about American healthcare
#1 Is the political system broken? America is big. America is a fiercely democratic as any place bar India. So… Read more 3 reasons why non-Americans care about American healthcare
Congratulations, America!
I sat up till 3.30am to watch the Health Reform Bill pass. Congratulations, America! For me, watching the House of… Read more Congratulations, America!
We can afford what we create
The golden rule of economics and politics It is all that we need to know really. We can afford what… Read more We can afford what we create
1 more framework to tell a story or design an engaging event
Did you miss out on learning to tell stories at school? I did Latin at school. I am mostly OK… Read more 1 more framework to tell a story or design an engaging event
By our metrics we shall be known: selection for the knowledge industries of the global information age
Metrics Metrics are good. They make us do something that psychologists call “operationalize”. Operationalize isn’t some complicated Freudian notion. It… Read more By our metrics we shall be known: selection for the knowledge industries of the global information age
Walking with the elephants: remembering Galba Bright
Galba Bright Many of you will remember Galba Bright. The British Sierra Leonian migrant to Jamaica who built a successful… Read more Walking with the elephants: remembering Galba Bright