This BOSS article has turned my attention once again to Martin Seligman, author of Authentic Happiness and Learned Optimism. We all seek to be happy, but how happy can we be and what can make us happy? Seligman suggests there are three components to happiness. He…
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Latham the flawed leader
One of my daughters bought me The Latham Diaries for Christmas. I read a chunk of the book each night over my holiday. I am struck by the leadership lessons in this book, but first some background. Mark Latham was elected leader of the Australian Labor Party and hence…
Presence
Presence by Peter Senge, C. Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski and Betty Sue Flowers, has just been posted to the Bookshelf.
Summer in Melbourne
It’s been a hot day in Melbourne. And, as often happens here in summer, the day ended with a thunderstorm. This is a picture I took about an hour ago from the beach at Mordialloc There are major bushfires around the state and the firefighters are sweating on a…
Jamuary in Melbourne
It’s hard trying to get back to work in January in Melbourne. It’s hard enough trying to get back to work after a break, but in Melbourne it’s always hot in January. I think the minimum overnight temperature last night was 25 (C). It’s hard to…
Back at work
I’ve been back at work for nearly two weeks now. You might have noticed I haven’t posted anything during that time. The first week back from holiday, I treated it more or less like an extension to the break. I just didn’t want to start work again. I…
Fully Restored
chriscurnow.com is now fully restored. The chriscurnow.com server came back at the start of this week after having a logic board transplant and all is OK. It’s hard drive survived the ordeal intact which is absolutely fantastic news. We have upgraded to Moveable…
Last Full Day
[Updated 28/1/06] Well, it’s my last full day down here at Anglesea. It’s 11:30am and it looks like it’s going to be a beautiful day. There’s not a green cloud in the sky and the breeze is just a breath. I always get sad when it’s close…
Different Personalities
Another fine day in Anglesea. It was overcast with a few sunny breaks this morning when we woke up. So many times I’ve been down here and woken up to an overcast sky and wondered what it was going to do. I always live in hope that it will burn off to a fine…