Google launched their system of online payment service yesterday 29 June 2006. Google Checkout is presently only available in the U.S.A. and with any luck Google will bring the service to the international market. Google Checkout offers secure transaction processing for purchasing from web stores. This could be the killer app of 2006 as it…
Month: June 2006
In 50 years
The Victorian era marked the peak of the Industrial Revolution, it also changed the work and earning models for millions of people all over the world. In the 1950’s the “Big Iron” and heavy goods industry underwent a transformation as manufacturing and commerce evolved further into high tech materials, silicone and plastics. Then in the…
Can anyone still change the world?
Today we live in a world of “Big Authority” (Big EU, US Military, Big Global Corporations, Big Global Policemen, UN etc) – so, do you think a few people can still personally change the world and make it a better place? Watching this video from Ashoka. Makes me feel that anyone can still change things…
Talking while you eat is good.
One of the latest media fuelled laments in US, UK and European magazines and newspapers has been the “loss of the family meal”. There are some reports presented from research that suggest that less than half of US based families have more than three meals together around a table. In the UK a three year…
On Ignorance
“Any formal attack on ignorance is bound to fail because the masses are always ready to defend their most precious possession — their ignorance. – Hendrick Van Loon
Distinction or extinction
The growth and order paradox. Peter Drucker once wrote that “…no currently working business theory will be valid 10 years hence….” If large organisations continue to follow the present operationally defensive trends – in ten years time, almost all will find themselves stagnating, frustrated with the need to constantly adjust to change, and motivationally below…
How much time do you have?
We have all heard of Intelligence quotient (IQ) and Emotional Intelligence (EQ) – is there such a thing as Temporal intelligence quotient (TQ)? Is vision a temporal experience? Can the way you perceive past and future be an indicator of your work performance? Do you have to be a futurologist to become a good CEO?…
What makes HR special?
Personnel Today magazine have recently published their list top 40 HR performers in the UK today. So what differentiates average HR people from the really great ones? When their resources are skilled people with meaning and purpose and they (the people) can passionately generate a growing return on investment. In our opinion and that echoed…