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For the new BlackBerry CEO, which is it, 4, 5 or 6 things he must or must not do?

For the new BlackBerry CEO, which is it, 4, 5 or 6 things he must or must not do?

Everyone by now must know the shake up that’s happened at RIM (mother and father to BlackBerry)? If you don’t, go here for a catch up. This morning I opened my RSS Reader to be presented with these articles as the first three that had been assembled as

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Get a Global View of where your Twitter Followers Live

Get a Global View of where your Twitter Followers Live

I came across a simple and interesting service this past weekend. It’s called Twocation, and if you give it permission to access your Twitter account, it’ll return an World Map image of where your followers on Twitter are based. There are, by the way, a fairly impressive

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Then and Now – a little smile at how things have changed

One of the focus areas of my work as a Conference / Keynote Speaker is Talent. And one of the theories that informs some of my Talent thinking is Generational Theory. Yesterday I received a some cartoons via email highlighting the changes of the last 10 or

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China produces 100% and 44% of the world’s Apples – get your head around that

China produces 100% and 44% of the world’s Apples – get your head around that

You’ve heard the saying, ‘comparing apples with apples’? In the case of the infographic below, it’s both impractical and silly, and will leave you wondering why you’re even trying (well it did that to me). The infographic was posted on Mashable from MBAOnline.com It’s really a little

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Meet the Mother of the Mac Icon

Meet the Mother of the Mac Icon

Before Mac there was very little by way of GUI (Graphical User Interface). I can still remember the green and black screens with command lines to get into and out of programmes. And then things changed. Suddenly we could click on things to navigate our way around

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One Percent for the Planet

One Percent for the Planet

Welcome to 2012. Another year, and the challenges facing us didn’t seem to go away over the December break (for those fortunate enough to have had one). Last year I wrote a post about the founder of Patagonia, and at least about his relationship with Walmart. I

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Further evidence that FaceBook is mainstream in South Africa – not that you need it

Further evidence that FaceBook is mainstream in South Africa – not that you need it

It’s the holidays. Today marks my last official day of work for 2011, and I leave tonight with my family for our annual pilgrimage of rest and fun. For those still at work, and those with time to drop in on websites like this one, here’s my

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Will your next job come from a Social Media Platform?

Will your next job come from a Social Media Platform?

I’ve argued for some time now that loyalty is moving from vertical to horizontal. In short, for many young people their next job is going to come from their social networks and not their manager. It’s one of the reasons online profiles are so pristine, well kept

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A little fun with the org charts of six big tech companies

A little fun with the org charts of six big tech companies

Joey deVilla posted the image below on his blog, The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century. It’s a satirical look at the organisational structures of six of the big tech companies, Apple, Amazon, FaceBook, Microsoft, Oracle and Google. Certainly it made me smile as I looked through

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Can Walmart be Sustainable? Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard thinks they will!

Can Walmart be Sustainable? Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard thinks they will!

Walmart is a large talking point in South Africa at the moment. Consumers talk positively about Walmart because of the competitive prices they’ll bring to Massmart businesses, and almost everyone else speaks of the giant evil monster who will un-create jobs, close down businesses and pollute the

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