Hey you, coach potatoes, are you ready for a morning walk?
Monday, January 16, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Smells intolerance here. Yak.
Dear Mrs. Gambaro,
Don't you think that non-discrimination, tolerance and a little delicacy are a bit more important cultural values than the habit of sniffing arm pitches? Likely, the time of poorhouses and arrogant patricians are over.
Oh, did you brush your teeth today?
Skilled migrants need to be taught about hygiene, says Liberal Teresa Gambaro | News.com.au
Don't you think that non-discrimination, tolerance and a little delicacy are a bit more important cultural values than the habit of sniffing arm pitches? Likely, the time of poorhouses and arrogant patricians are over.
Oh, did you brush your teeth today?
Skilled migrants need to be taught about hygiene, says Liberal Teresa Gambaro | News.com.au
NEHTA - Model Health Community
Model Health Community is to be expanded soon. Very logic, efficient and beneficial to the patient. Costs in the medium term must be lower, if external benefits of e-Health a taken in consideration.
NEHTA opens doors to Model Health Community | eHealthspace
Likely, the interoperability issue should not stop expanding such system for the benefit of the patient. Features and options can be added along the way with increasing connectivity and network speed, but the core is there - a transparent and secure pathway of patient's information - access, view, change, transmit and stock.
Simple is the best.
NEHTA opens doors to Model Health Community | eHealthspace
Likely, the interoperability issue should not stop expanding such system for the benefit of the patient. Features and options can be added along the way with increasing connectivity and network speed, but the core is there - a transparent and secure pathway of patient's information - access, view, change, transmit and stock.
Simple is the best.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Citizenship: In praise of a second (or third) passport | The Economist
The fight for taxpayers will getting tougher and tougher over years. Hopefully, some developed European countries will get the point before the best paying taxpayers fly away. There is a bigger danger for developing countries, which cannot offer facilities of "immigrant" countries like Canada and Australia in exchange for new skills and more taxes. Last twenty years showed how best trained professionals sneak away from ex-USSR countries. In some of them the migration trends strongly influenced the quality of available labor force.
Citizenship: In praise of a second (or third) passport | The Economist
Citizenship: In praise of a second (or third) passport | The Economist
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Sydney Festival 2012 to start tomorrow
Three internationally renowned musicians – Manu Chao La Ventura, Megan Washington and Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu – are performing for free in the Domain to kick-start the epic Sydney Festival on Saturday 7 January.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
The Most Common Strategy Mistakes — HBS Working Knowledge
Have clear goals, take decisions on solid, wide and realistic foundation and perceive longer-term goals stopping "quick-wins" temptations - is this the message of the new book of Joan Magretta, Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy?
The Most Common Strategy Mistakes — HBS Working Knowledge
The Most Common Strategy Mistakes — HBS Working Knowledge
Most Popular Articles of 2011 — HBS Working Knowledge
From CRS and internet at the workplace to key elements of Lady Gaga Success - these are the 2011 tops headers of HBS articles
Read more: Most Popular Articles of 2011 — HBS Working Knowledge
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6665.html
Published: April 25, 2011
A CEO's schedule is especially important to a firm's financial success, which raises a few questions: What do they do all day? Can they be more efficient time managers? HBS professor Raffaella Sadun and colleagues set out to find some answers.
Being the Boss (26,224)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6573.html
Published: January 17, 2011
Striking the right balance between good management and good leadership is a daunting but necessary challenge for anyone endeavoring to be a good boss. In Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader, Harvard Business School professor Linda A. Hill and former executive Kent Lineback discuss the steps to take and the roadblocks to avoid in order to meet that challenge.
Is Groupon Good for Retailers? (25,712)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6600.html
Published: January 10, 2011
For retailers offering deals through the wildly popular online start-up Groupon, does the one-day publicity compensate for the deep hit to profit margins? A new working paper, "To Groupon or Not to Groupon," sets out to help small businesses decide. Harvard Business School professor Benjamin G. Edelman discusses the paper's findings
Teaching a 'Lean Startup' Strategy (24,997)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6659.html
Published: April 11, 2011
Most startups fail because they waste too much time and money building the wrong product before realizing too late what the right product should have been, says HBS entrepreneurial management professor Thomas R. Eisenmann. In his new MBA course, Launching Technology Ventures, Eisenmann introduces students to the idea of the lean startup—a methodology that has proven successful for many young high-tech companies.
Clay Christensen's Milkshake Marketing (24,877)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6496.html
Published: February 14, 2011
About 95 percent of new products fail. The problem often is that their creators are using an ineffective market segmentation mechanism, according to HBS professor Clayton Christensen. It's time for companies to look at products the way customers do: as a way to get a job done.
Are You a Level-Six Leader? (23,834)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6752.html
Published: July 6, 2011
Asking the question, whom do you serve? is a powerful vector on which to build a useful typology of leadership. Visiting professor Modesto Maidique offers a six-level Purpose-Driven Model of Leadership ranging from Sociopath to Transcendent.
HBS Cases: Lady Gaga (22,795)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6812.html
Published: September 26, 2011
What goes into creating the world's largest pop star? Before her fame hit, Lady Gaga's manager faced decisions that could have derailed the performer's career. A new case by Associate Professor Anita Elberse examines the strategic marketing choices that instead created a global brand.
Why Leaders Lose Their Way (21,651)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6741.html
Published: June 6, 2011
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is just the latest in a string of high-profile leaders making the perp walk. What went wrong, and how can we learn from it? Professor Bill George discusses how powerful people lose their moral bearings. To stay grounded executives must prepare themselves to confront enormous complexities and pressures.
It's Not Nagging: Why Persistent, Redundant Communication Works (18,159)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6629.html
Published: April 18, 2011
Managers who inundate their teams with the same messages, over and over, via multiple media, need not feel bad about their persistence. In fact, this redundant communication works to get projects completed quickly, according to new research by Harvard Business School professor Tsedal B. Neeley and Northwestern University's Paul M. Leonardi and Elizabeth M. Gerber.
The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator (17,348)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6792.html
Published: October 31, 2011
When evaluating compensation issues, economists often assume that both an employer and an employee make rational, albeit self-interested choices while working toward a goal. The problem, says Assistant Professor Ian Larkin, is that the most powerful workplace motivator is our natural tendency to measure our own performance against the performance of others.
Read more: Most Popular Articles of 2011 — HBS Working Knowledge
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2011 Top 10 stories: (# unique visitors)
What CEOs Do, and How They Can Do it Better (29,119)http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6665.html
Published: April 25, 2011
A CEO's schedule is especially important to a firm's financial success, which raises a few questions: What do they do all day? Can they be more efficient time managers? HBS professor Raffaella Sadun and colleagues set out to find some answers.
Being the Boss (26,224)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6573.html
Published: January 17, 2011
Striking the right balance between good management and good leadership is a daunting but necessary challenge for anyone endeavoring to be a good boss. In Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader, Harvard Business School professor Linda A. Hill and former executive Kent Lineback discuss the steps to take and the roadblocks to avoid in order to meet that challenge.
Is Groupon Good for Retailers? (25,712)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6600.html
Published: January 10, 2011
For retailers offering deals through the wildly popular online start-up Groupon, does the one-day publicity compensate for the deep hit to profit margins? A new working paper, "To Groupon or Not to Groupon," sets out to help small businesses decide. Harvard Business School professor Benjamin G. Edelman discusses the paper's findings
Teaching a 'Lean Startup' Strategy (24,997)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6659.html
Published: April 11, 2011
Most startups fail because they waste too much time and money building the wrong product before realizing too late what the right product should have been, says HBS entrepreneurial management professor Thomas R. Eisenmann. In his new MBA course, Launching Technology Ventures, Eisenmann introduces students to the idea of the lean startup—a methodology that has proven successful for many young high-tech companies.
Clay Christensen's Milkshake Marketing (24,877)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6496.html
Published: February 14, 2011
About 95 percent of new products fail. The problem often is that their creators are using an ineffective market segmentation mechanism, according to HBS professor Clayton Christensen. It's time for companies to look at products the way customers do: as a way to get a job done.
Are You a Level-Six Leader? (23,834)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6752.html
Published: July 6, 2011
Asking the question, whom do you serve? is a powerful vector on which to build a useful typology of leadership. Visiting professor Modesto Maidique offers a six-level Purpose-Driven Model of Leadership ranging from Sociopath to Transcendent.
HBS Cases: Lady Gaga (22,795)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6812.html
Published: September 26, 2011
What goes into creating the world's largest pop star? Before her fame hit, Lady Gaga's manager faced decisions that could have derailed the performer's career. A new case by Associate Professor Anita Elberse examines the strategic marketing choices that instead created a global brand.
Why Leaders Lose Their Way (21,651)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6741.html
Published: June 6, 2011
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is just the latest in a string of high-profile leaders making the perp walk. What went wrong, and how can we learn from it? Professor Bill George discusses how powerful people lose their moral bearings. To stay grounded executives must prepare themselves to confront enormous complexities and pressures.
It's Not Nagging: Why Persistent, Redundant Communication Works (18,159)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6629.html
Published: April 18, 2011
Managers who inundate their teams with the same messages, over and over, via multiple media, need not feel bad about their persistence. In fact, this redundant communication works to get projects completed quickly, according to new research by Harvard Business School professor Tsedal B. Neeley and Northwestern University's Paul M. Leonardi and Elizabeth M. Gerber.
The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator (17,348)
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6792.html
Published: October 31, 2011
When evaluating compensation issues, economists often assume that both an employer and an employee make rational, albeit self-interested choices while working toward a goal. The problem, says Assistant Professor Ian Larkin, is that the most powerful workplace motivator is our natural tendency to measure our own performance against the performance of others.
2011 Top 10 working papers: (# unique visitors)...
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Monday, January 2, 2012
Scientists create first solar cell with over 100 percent quantum efficiency -- Engadget
Scientists create first solar cell with over 100 percent quantum efficiency -- Engadget
By James Trew
posted Dec 19th 2011 6:01AM
Researchers over at the National Renewable Energy Lab have reportedly made the first solar cell with an external quantum efficiency over 100 percent. Quantum efficiency relates to...
By James Trew
posted Dec 19th 2011 6:01AMResearchers over at the National Renewable Energy Lab have reportedly made the first solar cell with an external quantum efficiency over 100 percent. Quantum efficiency relates to...
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Tax experts say Australia should consider payroll tax reform after US jobs plan
Tax experts say Australia should consider payroll tax reform after US jobs plan
Monday, 12 September 2011 11:56 Patrick Stafford
Economists believe there is no need to adopt similar plans to those adopted by US president Barack Obama last week, who implemented a $US400 billion jobs plan to bring the country's unemployment rate down from 9.1%.
Monday, 12 September 2011 11:56 Patrick Stafford
Economists believe there is no need to adopt similar plans to those adopted by US president Barack Obama last week, who implemented a $US400 billion jobs plan to bring the country's unemployment rate down from 9.1%.
Four technologies for more effective social media
Four technologies for more effective social media
Author: Dave Stevens on 22 December 201
Hard to believe, but Twitter is now five years old. With more than 300 million users, it’s the fastest growing medium in history.
For SMEs, the opportunities that it and other social media networks present are enormous. But there’s plenty of scope
Author: Dave Stevens on 22 December 201
Hard to believe, but Twitter is now five years old. With more than 300 million users, it’s the fastest growing medium in history.
For SMEs, the opportunities that it and other social media networks present are enormous. But there’s plenty of scope
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