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picture credit: xiaming Many organizations suffer from undiagnosed premature evaluation. Decisions are made without adequate information, leading to unexpected costs and disappointment. We could mitigate the risk of premature evaluation by adding a new sign-off requirement to the business case for all new initiatives: a qualifying level of confidence in the quality of information supporting the proposal. Tweet READ MORE Twitter clear-out makes a messpicture credit: wakalani Twitter recently made a mess for some subscribers, when it attempted to purge spammers and scammers from followlists. The initative was well-motivated but had unexpected and desirable consequences as some Tweeters suddenly found themselves with massively curtailed, or completely obliterated, followerlists. My take on the situation is that it illustrates a serious challenge for users of READ MORE picture credit: geekstinkbreath Should trust be earned – or assumed until disproved? Should we always automatically think the best of people and organizations until something happens to make us question our trust? Or do we need to spend more time on personal due diligence and take more care before dispensing our valuable trust? Of course these questions usually only READ MORE 40 seconds: soundtrack for a lifePicture credit: keenahn How long will it be before we have truly dynamic and personalised soundtracks for our lives? Movies have long had soundtrack music carefully chosen to enrich the scenery and to complement the action. The music affects our interpretation of the situations, consciously and sub-consciously. Meanwhile many people routinely use portable players to listen to music as READ MORE French lessonsPicture credit: doortoriver The productivity of workers in France continues to lead the Western world, despite a well-deserved reputation for leisurely lunch-breaks and incredibly frequent holidays. So should we all be taking lessons from the French? I think so. Tweet READ MORE |
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