Category: evergreen
Peter Drucker on Leadership
I quite like Peter Drucker’s definition of a leader: “The only definition of a leader is someone who has followers.” More on this can be seen here: drucker.institute along with the thoughts about, “Leadership has nothing to do with titles.”
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Winnie the Pooh: my favourite quotes
Pooh to Piglet, “Nobody can be un-cheered with a balloon.” Piglet to Pooh, “Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.” Pooh, “It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn’t use long, difficult words, but rather short, easy words like, ‘What about lunch?’” And more great Winnie the Pooh quotes: “Rivers…
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From tally sticks to the Blockchain
I guess there is little that is totally new. Look at this… The split tally was a technique which became common in medieval Europe, which was constantly short of money (coins) and predominantly illiterate, in order to record bilateral exchange and debts. A stick (squared hazelwood sticks were most common) was marked with a system…
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Norman Doors
We’ve got one in our offices…a Norman door. I’m forever trying to pull it when I should be pushing it. Other people do the same. It is badly designed. Karryn, one of my colleagues, obviously feels the same. She sent me this great video about Don Norman and design. The Norman door is basically any door that’s confusing or…
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Engineers and Managers
A man in a hot air balloon realised he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, “Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don’t know where I am.” The woman below replied, “You’re…
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