by chriscurnow | Jun 29, 2004 | Uncategorized
Tony Fitzgerald, most famous for his role heading Queensland’s (Australia) anti-corruption enquiry has a passionate piece in The Age this morning regarding the disappearance of ethics in the Australian political process. He argues: “When leaders fail to...
by chriscurnow | Jun 27, 2004 | Uncategorized
This is a story about a school, a teacher and a group of students. The school is a girls’ high school in the suburbs of Melbourne. This area is quite middle class and many of the school’s patrons think of it as a state grammar school. Indeed many of the...
by chriscurnow | Jun 26, 2004 | Uncategorized
US wharehouse club retailer reduces labour costs by paying employees more. (via Kottke)
by chriscurnow | Jun 26, 2004 | Uncategorized
Bullying in the Workplace – Canada Safety Council Totalitarian States of Mind by Gordon Lawrence The Abrasive Executive & Corporate Paralysis by Laura Crawshaw Yager Leadership & Team Development: Bullies in Unions by Ed Yager All links courtesy of...
by chriscurnow | Jun 25, 2004 | Uncategorized
As expected, Farenheit 9/11 is a hot topic for discussion. Jason Kottke’s recent piece on it led me to thinking about what is good documentary. I am not much of a fan of Moore’s work – although I have not seen or read any of it. What I have read from...
by chriscurnow | Jun 25, 2004 | Uncategorized
I’ve just discovered Michael Lewis, author of, among many other titles, Moneyball and Liar’s Poker. (Thanks again to Bleeding Edge.) Lewis’ work challenges a lot of currently accepted market thinking – particularly the very recent idea that...
