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noticing stuff.

Two things I noticed recently. 1.  Having driven around Gippsland last school holidays, I noticed that no one in Regional Victoria drives a newish Landrover.  Its all Nissan Pathfinder and Toyota Landcruiser.  There was some really old Landrover Defenders and their predecessor but no Discoverys or Range Rovers though.   In my suburb their are plenty [...]

Maps to Real Life

I know a guy that has moved his family to Italy, so his children would grow up with a bit of culture in them. The driver was his increasing belief that his kids were evolving into something he’d like to shoo off his lawn. And no, he’s not of Italian descent and neither’s his wife. [...]

Own Goals

Last week I was honoured to sit in a meeting of a team that was assured of success. I say this with disgust though as the group refused to clearly define what they they were trying to achieve, specifically so they couldn’t fail. Sadly its too easy to get away with this in a NFP [...]

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

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

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

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

What happens after failure….

This is a video of a speech I did in June this year on corporate failure at AIMIA.  Rather than talk about climbing back up, or just hanging on the cliff, I decided to talk about what happens when you actually fall off and your business fails. It was probably a bit too candid.  Its [...]

Vegan or Carnivore?

Apparently this was posted on a UWA noticeboard.  Gold.

Getting more done in lean times

Last week I wrote an email that started off with “Sorry I’ve taken a while to get back to you, I have been swamped lately”.  Not the first time I have written those words lately, and I don’t reckon I’m an orphan either.  Because the GFC, like any garden variety recession, always seem to end [...]