by chriscurnow | Aug 2, 2005 | Uncategorized
Some time ago Robert Gottliebson wrote in BRW magazine “Teach your children not to think of themselves as working for employers but as working for clients.” Last week’s BRW feature story was entitled Me Inc. [Subscription Required]. I have a lot of...
by chriscurnow | Jul 22, 2005 | Uncategorized
I flicked the TV on late last night just to have a few minutes with a cup of tea before I went to bed. Normal programs on every chanel except 7 which was showing live images from London. It didn’t look too good but it took a while to work out that there had been...
by chriscurnow | Jul 21, 2005 | Uncategorized
Leon Gettler wrote recently The Boss is an ass. He was referring to a Melbourne Business School survey. He notes Rankings of the chief’s competence and understanding of the business have plummeted over the past three years, from 4.36 per cent to 1.55 per cent....
by chriscurnow | Jul 8, 2005 | Uncategorized
The Woodside culture chane program is over and some of those involved wonder whether it pushed to hard. The quote is from Helen Trinca’s introduction to her article in the this month’s BOSS magazine. This was a lighthouse iniative[pdf] sponsored by former...
by chriscurnow | Jul 7, 2005 | Uncategorized
Finally someone is talking sense regarding the Australian federal government’s industrial relations reform agenda. Tom Skotnicki [subscription required], writing in this week’s Business Review Weekly [Australia] makes the point that Federal Opposition...