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[Ed: I have decided to date the posting of the next few entries as the date they were posted, but indicate at the top of each entry the date they were written. This is because chriscurnow.com has been down for a few days and I haven’t been able to post. My idea…

Boy, Oh, Boy. The technical problems keep rolling in. After the chriscurnow.com server crashed a couple of weeks ago, we reinstalled our weblog on another computer. We thought it was all working beautifully and left for a couple of weeks R&R by the beach. We…

We started our summer holiday today. For many years now we have traveled to the same beachside holiday location where we hire a house for two weeks starting Boxing Day. I’ve been coming to this location nearly every summer since 1971 and Judy first joined me in…

I’ve decided to change the style of chriscurnow.com for the next couple of weeks while I am taking some R&R down by the beach. I am going to use this time to post a diary of my summer holiday. We all need a break from the heavy schedule of our routines….

Christmas day is almost over and it’s been a wonderful day. I still love Christmas Day. It started off sunny but cool this morning but has been overcast most of the day here in Melbourne. We’ve even had some showers. The Curnows start Christmas day with…

Whew! What a week. We finally have chriscurnow.com running again. As of right now, we have still got a lot of work to do, but at least we can publish entries. chriscurnow.com is temporarily running on a Mac Mini, while we wait for our iMac G5 to return from hospital….

More from Synchronicity: Until one is committed there is hesitance, The chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creations, there is on elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans. The…

Robert Fogel has some deep insight into values in modern western society – particularly as they relate to the world of work and the implications these shifts have for employers In this BOSS interview he argues that today’s workers value their time more…

I’m sad to acknowledge that I’ve taken this long to catch up with the news of Peter Drucker’s passing. Here is Harvard Business Review’s acknowledgment of his contribution to management and leadership thinking.