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Mastering crucial conversations

Posted on September 26, 2007 by

I’ve just finished a reading a book called “Crucial Conversations“. I’m not a big fan of self-help books, but this one did provide quite a number of useful and practical insights. Crucial conversations refer to those conversations we have – … Continue reading →

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Advice for tech companies: Ya gotta take risks

Posted on July 15, 2007 by

It’s just an observation, but technology companies that no longer take risks are companies in great trouble.I’m talking about companies that have become used to a particular “way” of doing things. Where everything eventually becomes routine. New products are predictable. … Continue reading →

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The Long Tail

Posted on January 29, 2007 by

Now this book is quite amazing. I had heard about it some weeks ago, so I made a special point of attempting to find it when I went shopping in the US. Anderson’s central thesis is this: with the introduction … Continue reading →

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The Tipping Point

Posted on January 29, 2007 by

Over the past week I was away in Chicago. I had a fairly quiet time there, so during that period I was able to catch up on some reading. First of all, I finished reading “The Tipping Point” by Malcolm … Continue reading →

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The Irish Postal System – how much worse can you get?

Posted on January 12, 2007 by

I hate writing letters. I hate the effort involved in buying stamps and envelopes (they are never around when I need them), finding out peoples addresses, folding, licking, affixing, finding a suitable post box and dropping off the letter. When … Continue reading →

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Looking at organisations differently

Posted on January 10, 2007 by

Back in 2005, I read Gareth Morgan’s “Images of Organization”. I’ve thought about it many times since and it came up in a recent conversation so I thought I’d write about it here. Essentially it comes down to the fact … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom of Crowds – a review

Posted on November 7, 2006 by

The Wisdom of Crowds is an enlightening book, particularly at the beginning where he spells out his thesis: that, under certain defined conditions, the views of many can often trump the views of one single person, no matter how influential … Continue reading →

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