Archive for April, 2010

Mentor @ MBSEC\’s \”MUEC Grand Final\” – 30/04/10

Moderator @ The Churchill Club\\\’s \\\”Business Models Angels Love\\\” – North Melbourne, VIC – 22/04/10

5 tips for getting NDAs signed

When I was a pimply faced lad and just received my commission to be an Army Officer, I had my new boss, a senior Armoured Corps Officer held up to me as the example I should emulate. It wasn’t because he was a particularly great leader or a great soldier though, it was because he [...]

Moderator @ AGSE Friends \\\”Tangible Value\\\” – North Melbourne, VIC – 14/04/10

MC @ AMIA Victoria\\\’s \\\”V21 Conference\\\” – Melbourne, Victoria – 14/04/10

Making life twice as easy

Earlier this year I had Keith Ishikawa from TBM Consulting Group speak at a Churchill Club function about applying Lean Manufacturing techniques to software engineering.  Keith was one of the original engineering team for Lexus and a major player in Toyota’s Lean Manufacturing push. I was a bit concerned about Keith originally, as his Japanese [...]

5 Learnings for Clear Thinking Teams

Recently at the Churchill Club, we were honoured to have Det. Sen. Sgt. Ron Iddles as a panellist for the “Clarity of Thought” event.  Ron is the longest serving member of the Victorian Homicide squad, having been there over 20 years and investigating over 200 murders. Ron’s everyday work life is a hell of a [...]