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Archive for April 2005:
April
April 1 @ 2:55:44 a.m.
Food for Thought
A New Day
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April 4 @ 4:07:55 a.m.
Respect Works
Here's a fascinating case study in the power of being nice.
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April 6 @ 3:32:29 a.m.
"This time, it's different"
History goes in cycles, over and over, to the point where it's sort of .... Just something to think about the next time an emergency over takes our culture... something that threatens the status quo that must be vanquished before it ends in disaster. Read these amazing obersvations at http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2005/04/this_time_its_d.html
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April 8 @ 4:35:33 a.m.
All´s right with the world
When you awaken, when you understand, when you see, the world becomes right. We're always bothered by the problem of evil. There's a powerful story about a little boy walking along the bank of a river. He sees a crocodile who is trapped in a net. The crocodile says, "Would you have pity on me and release me? I may look ugly, but it isn't my fault, you know. I was made this way. But whatever my external appearance, I have a mother's heart. I came this morning in search of food for my young ones and got caught in this trap!" So the boy says, "Ah, if I were to help you out of that trap, you'd grab me and kill me." The crocodile asks, "Do you think I would do that to my benefactor and liberator?" So the boy is persuaded to take the net off and the crocodile grabs him. As he is being forced between the jaws of the crocodile, he says, "So this is what I get for my good actions." And the crocodile says, "Well, don't take it personally, son, this is the way the world is, this is the law of life." The boy disputes this, so the crocodile says, "Do you want to ask someone if it isn't so?" The boy sees a bird sitting on a branch and says, "Bird, is what the crocodile says right?" The bird says, "The crocodile is right. Look at me. I was coming home one day with food for my fledglings. Imagine my horror to see a snake crawling up the tree, making straight for my nest. I was totally helpless. It kept devouring my young ones, one after the other. I kept screaming and shouting, but it was useless. The crocodile is right, this is the law of life, this is the way the world is." "See," says the crocodile. But the boy says, "Let me ask someone else." So the crocodile says, "Well, all right, go ahead." There was an old donkey passing by on the bank of the river. "Donkey," says the boy, "this is what the crocodile says. Is the crocodile right?" The donkey says, "The crocodile is quite right. Look at me. I've worked and slaved for my master all my life and he barely gave me enough to eat. Now that I'm old and useless, he has turned me loose, and here I am wandering in the jungle, waiting for some wild beast to pounce on me and put an end to my life. The crocodile is right, this is the law of life, this is the way the world is." "See," says the crocodile. "Let's go!" The boy says, "Give me one more chance, one last chance. Let me ask one other being. Remember how good I was to you?" So the crocodile says, "All right, your last chance." The boy sees a rabbit passing by, and he says, "Rabbit, is the crocodile right?" The rabbit sits on his haunches and says to the crocodile, "Did you say that to that boy? The crocodile says, "Yes, I did." "Wait a minute," says the rabbit. "We've got to discuss this." "Yes," says the crocodile. But the rabbit says, "How can we discuss it when you've got that boy in your mouth? Release him; he's got to take part in the discussion, too." The crocodile says, "You're a clever one, you are. The moment I release him, he'll run away." The rabbit says, "I thought you had more sense than that. If he attempted to run away, one slash of your tail would kill him." "Fair enough," says the crocodile, and he released the boy. The moment the boy is released, the rabbit says, "Run!" And the boy runs and escapes. Then the rabbit says to the boy, "Don't you enjoy crocodile flesh? Wouldn't the people in your village like a good meal? You didn't really release that crocodile; most of his body is still caught in that net. Why don't you go to the village and bring everybody and have a banquet." That's exactly what the boy does. He goes to the village and calls all the men folk. They come with their axes and staves and spears and kill the crocodile. The boy's dog comes, too, and when the dog sees the rabbit, he gives chase, catches hold of the rabbit, and throttles him. The boy comes on the scene too late, and as he watches the rabbit die, he says, "The crocodile was right, this is the way the world is, this is the law of life."
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April 11 @ 2:37:29 a.m.
A Newsletter You Can Use
Innovation Station contributor Richard Watson just released a new edition of his online newsletter BrainMail. The delightfully lo-fi site offers a wide range of quick hits -- some which will stick, and some that might not. Regardless of whether the whole issue resonates, BrainMail is definitely food for thought. (http://blog.fastcompany.com/)
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April 13 @ 5:07:34 a.m.
EPIC 2014
You might want to read this - be prepared for surprises: http://mccd.udc.es/orihuela/epic/ (DL) ... [MORE] | |
April 15 @ 3:43:59 a.m.
A Story to live by
I'm reading more and dusting less..
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April 18 @ 3:33:06 a.m.
Core Values
In a world characterized by fast-moving, fast-changing situations, a shared set of internalized knowledge and values represents the unchanging core of an organization. For that reason, every member of ... must work to understand and appreciate ...'s core values.
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April 20 @ 2:14:13 a.m.
Masters of Disaster
We asked eight turnaround experts, from professors to investors to managers, who have brought companies back from the brink, to give us their recipe for rescue. Here's the 411 on the 911.(http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/45/one.html) ... [MORE] | |
April 24 @ 7:55:12 a.m.
A customer complaint
Dear Tech Support,
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April 25 @ 6:55:49 a.m.
Internal Marketing
Recent recommendation to a client: "We need to start marketing to ourselves with as much care as we market to our outside customers."
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April 28 @ 2:40:46 a.m.
Rhodes, Greece
Today I will be giving a speech at the 37th annual conference of MCE on "Globalisation - what does it mean for me?". (http://www.mce.be/conferences/hr2005.php?section=hr2005&pID=day2). I will keep you posted. ... [MORE] | |
April 30 @ 11:07:34 a.m.
All I really need to know I learned in kindergarden
These are the things I learned:
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April 30 @ 10:58:43 a.m.
MCE/Globalisation
I would like to thank Ofeigur Hjaltested/Landsvirkjun (Iceland), John Rason/GMAC (UK), Dr.Volker Thiem/Eurocontrol (Belgium), Philippe Bourgeois/Lexmark (France), Tapani Haavisto/Psycon (Finland), Stefan Bauer/Lilly (Germany), Robert Heiligers/AON (Germany), Jörg Müller/The Wall Street Journal (Germany), Georg Heckmann/VoestAlpine (Austria), Philip J.Gibson/Lilly (Austria),Ursula Schildt/Office for Harmonization (Spain), Juan Ramòn Rubio Munoz/ Office for Harmonization (Spain), Giorgio Davidoni/Lilly (Italy), Daniela Brecko/GV (Slovenia), Dr.Kornelia Vass/Dreher (Hungary), Dr.Emilian Abadjiev/Metro (Bulgaria), Erhan Senol/BTG (Turkey), Seyma Öncel/Dogan (Turkey), Charles S.Saliba/Bank Audi (Lebanon), Alexander Kucherenko/SunInterbrew (Russia), Leena Lahti/IMF (U.S.A.), Yvette McGree and her team, Alain Thys, Dr.Karen Moloney/all MCE (Belgium) very much for their support, positive feedback and interest!
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