Month: May 2016
Think! TEDx 2016
I’m often left wondering what TEDx is all about, so look forward to thinking about it from someone more informed’s point of view. Kylie Dunn’s Start Thinking! An Initial Review of TEDxSydney and also Work Club’s TEDx Sydney 2016 Recap
Roll over Beethoven. Sydney Writers Festival 2016
I can do it. Value & Leadership Competencies
PEOPLE & ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Developing the long-term capabilities of others and the organisation as a whole, and finding satisfaction in influencing or even transforming someone’s life or career. (Ross Dawson – Supporting business ecosystems, workforce change) TEAM LEADERSHIP: Focusing, aligning and building effective groups both within one’s immediate organisation and … Continue Reading I can do it. Value & Leadership Competencies
Star Man. A session with John P Milton
Another refugee from Evernote, from a SoLA session Wednesday, November 24, 2010, some stream of consciousness notes: International college of management, growth – info systems a mess, Indigenous work, sacred passage, mungo park, book synchronicity, Joe someone, Lapps, sami, the last wave, look 7 generations ahead, impact of innovation, co2 change impacts, … Continue Reading Star Man. A session with John P Milton
Modern love: Drucker on Innovation
Invention Transformation Synthesis Duplication — External trends, e.g. demographics Focus: maximum 5 goals – focus for resources
We can work it out. Dealing with difficult people
From Evernote, using the memory of the less good days of the CBK for a better result. Don’t hide – face it. Don’t let anxiety chew you up. Initiate contact to accelerate tension reduction. Change ‘who is in charge’ – disarm them by taking control of the situation or at least your … Continue Reading We can work it out. Dealing with difficult people
007. Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits
Put first things first Seek first to understand… Synergise Sharpen the saw Be proactive Begin with the end in mind Think Win Win
This generation rules the nation. Dutchie’s recollections Take 2
I’ve fallen out of love with Evernote, it’s over. So while a blog might not be the best place for this (I think they started off as a light-weight record in my PDA (a Palm-pilot), of what I must have realised would be a much-loved family holiday, here they are. … Continue Reading This generation rules the nation. Dutchie’s recollections Take 2
Giving it all away. Good delegation
Recovered from Evernote, notes I made an eon ago: 1. Set the job parameters 2. Select your delegate 3. Explain the work 4. Advise the rest of the team 5. Follow up on check points/deadlines regularly 6. Assess the completed work – don’t expect it to be perfect straight off In … Continue Reading Giving it all away. Good delegation
Making your mind up. How (Supposedly) Rational People Make Decisions
Again, courtesy of Farnham Street: How (Supposedly) Rational People Make Decisions
Too busy. Creating a Latticework of Mental Models
Thank you Farnham Street for this evolving list of mental models: Creating a Latticework of Mental Models: An Introduction
