the other day i went to get a coffee. i was itching for some coffee goodness and i didn’t care who could satisfy my desire: i was on a mission. that was until i walked into the nearest cafe. overhearing a few brief words straight after walking through the door, i suddenly cared where i … Continue reading »
what is a MOOC? it’s a ‘Massive Open Online Course’. it’s the future. it’s happening right now. it’s here and it’s only gonna get bigger and better. i’m excited. i’ve spent half of my career working in the higher education space and the internet has always been lurking around, popping it’s head into conversations but … Continue reading »
i’ve just spent a few hours trying something a bit different. would love to know what you think. i’m sooooo over the paper CV/Resume so i’ve had a bit of fun putting something different together. i’ve used two of my favourite presentation tools to create an introductory resume video, which hopefully gives a better overview … Continue reading »
learn something new every day. we’ve all heard that phrase, we’ve all probably said it ourselves. however, my guess is most people have usually said it to someone else. dishing out some sage advice to a friend in need and hoping that we capture the spirit of the wise and serene old-timer. imagining our friend … Continue reading »
it’s question time. i’d love to get some comments from you in response to the simple question: what is innovation? it seems to me that a lot of the discussion about innovation leaps around a lot, with conversations and content on the subject covering loads of things like: startups organisational development new product development change management … Continue reading »
something doesn’t feel right and i want to share it. i will start by saying that this is by no means a scientific post. it’s purely observational based on recent experiences and i would love nothing more than someone to come and prove my fears outlined here completely wrong. please. right, now, the question: are … Continue reading »
almost everybody is doing it. almost everybody is doing it every. single. day. but not at work. what? why? huh? why is the huge majority of our workforce totally into social media in their home life but not at work? well, for starters, i think that there is a MASSIVE issue in terms of the perception … Continue reading »
i want to ask a simple question. why do we still think ‘books’? recently i heard a story about a meeting where senior managers were referring to pbooks and ebooks. someone in the meeting piped up with a valid comment: ‘excuse me but what on earth is a pbook?’ answer from colleagues was ‘oh, it’s … Continue reading »
one of my favourite RSA Animate videos that everyone responsible for motivating people should take a look at. nice to hear aussie diamonds Atlassian referenced too, rather than the standard ‘let’s just use Google as an example’ approach! happy friday everyone!
last night i went to a really great event here in sydney. this city is so fantastic for putting on cool things for free and this was one of them. it was super informative and very entertaining. i really encourage any of you reading this to watch the videos or listen to the podcasts of the … Continue reading »
over the past two weeks i’ve been having a number of job interviews and it’s been a very interesting experience. some i have enjoyed thoroughly. some i have found rather bemusing. whilst mulling over the difference in how i felt after each interview, i started to formulate an idea about what makes the the perfect job … Continue reading »
having been on all sides of the sales process, the one thing that drives me more crazy than anything else is a salesperson that tells you about them rather than asks about you. this video perfectly demonstrates what happens when you don’t ask, listen and care about the person you are talking to. my oh my it’s … Continue reading »
over the past 3 weeks i have been almost completely absorbed by 2 things: football* finding the right new job on the football front i have seen my beloved Oxford United plummet out of the play-off places and have a disappointing end to the season. do i not like that. on the job front i … Continue reading »
i just wanted to share this with you quickly. it’s a nice infographic with some clear points around the benefits of enterprise 2.0 relating to the key areas of employee engagement, retention and sales performance. gotta love an infographic!
how on earth does a business actually BE innovative? it seems like every organisation out there right now is saying thay are innovative. but i just don’t see it. recently i had the 2012 Australian Management Capability Index land on my desk and this showed innovation way down in ninth place on the results table. … Continue reading »
