A (non-beginners) guide to starting something

A (non-beginners) guide to starting something

5 POLICIES for those who dare to BEGIN THINGS (when you aren't a beginner anymore). “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.." There is virtue in overturning the...
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Long term investment horizons : the ugly duckling strategy

Allan Gray wait & patience commercialUploaded by advertka ..this ad (genius of the local King James agency) is such a beautiful illustration of taking the long term view. Of course it’s an inclusion in the Endurance category. Well done Allan Gray. Thank you loveliest Leoni for telling me about it [she is almost through the...

Tenacious M(e)

Okay so it has only been a few days, but the endurance thing appears to be infusing into the psyche. I’ve been writing all over the place, next stop SA Rocks (if Nic Haralambous will have me back!) & hopefully I can hold steady this time. << this post on Thought Leader is one that...

For those with big wings : a Chinese fairytale for when you feel like quitting

Within the Chinese lunar calendar, a brand new 12 year cycle has begun today, with the celebration of New Year (7th Feb 2008). Expect to see a renewed surge of trades and strong moves from China this year. The Year of the Rat is considered very auspicious for wealth, shrewd business dealings, love, family and...

What makes Genius : Part 5 : Tenacity

Tenacity: staying power, fortitude, perseverance, persistence, tenacity, doggedness, grit, resolution, stamina, determination, endurance. For all of you who believe that genius is about superhuman intellect or world-encompassing insight on command. If you’ve ever been led to believe that working hard infers that you aren’t bright enough to achieve dazzling success on your first pass. This...

Inspiration dose : the rockin’revolutionaries : Lessig & Wales double whammy

Take a few minutes, stop what you're doing & let the lucidity of Larry Lessig wash over you & clarify some of the nonsense that surrounds & shackles us. You may be inspired to come join the worthy fight to free culture from the smothering stranglehold of fat.ass greed & imperviousness to LIFE and rich...

Podcamp: African style

Africa's first podcamp ROCKED. We had to take the tech to the trees at one point to avoid a roaming pride of lions. But it was all good :-P

PodCamp: come co.create an unconference

Brainchild of formidable online community developer Chris Brogan and fellow Chris, Chris Penn of Financial Aid Podcast – Podcamp has blossomed in all sorts of places around our planet where there are communities flourishing around new media. There are 7 rules that help form the framework of a Podcamp: All attendees must be treated equally....

Guess who’s coming to town?

hint: [from the press release just issued on Nomadic Marketing] Think Facebook and MXit have nothing to do with your business? One of the world’s most innovative marketers coming to SA business school to make sense of social media for enterprise UCT’s Graduate School of Business is proud to welcome Hugh MacLeod to the faculty...

Crowdsourcing a new identity : for a city

Inspiring visionaries can turn a city’s destiny and self-esteem around. Of course Guiliani’s incredible re.vision of New York comes to mind. But for South Africa, may I suggest we look to someone who had to deal with conditions akin to ours for guidance. Jaime Lerner is an inspired urban warrior, architect, mayor and Brazilian senator,...

The Art of Business through the Business of Art

An extraordinary learning opportunity comes around but once a year. A very special business school programme that I am so moved by, that I support it wholeheartedly and recommend it wildly. BUSINESS ACUMEN for ARTISTS

The UCT Business School pioneers a course on Web2.0 for practical business application

The first morning of Nomadic Marketing has begun.. an unusually structured collaborative learning experience into the heart of the “new internet”. For practical business use. Particularly for marketing. The kernel of this course is how to harness the best ideas at the outer edge of social media for potent strategic advantage in a phenomenally fast...

What makes Genius : Part 4 : Clarity

Until fairly recently most of life was largely predictable. knowable. controllable. Systems, management strategies, “the way we do things around here” could be passed hand to hand through organisations, schools, families. Clarity, for those of us alive now, is as assuringly accurate as financial projections on a start.up business plan1. Somewhere along the way we...