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MSN Clones update
In response to a question on MSN Clones I’ve been using Pidgin for multiprotocal IM on Windows and Adium on Apple Mac’s. My kids still like aMSN and I like how easy it works for people who just want to connect to MSN buddies. However I have way too many people on Google-Talk to use…
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Data Analysis and Statistical Modelling exam
I’m studying for my DASM exam tomorrow. The study is not going well for two reasons: I’m a terrible procrastinator when it comes to exams I’m sitting on 80% of 55% for the course so far i.e. I’ve got 44/55 and tomorrow’s exam is worth the remaining 45% of the marks. So if I just…
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Moving on from Oldfields
I’ve moved on from my role as Divisional Manager – Treco Garden Sheds at Oldfields Holdings Limited. At the end of my two year contract and am very happy with the results we achieved. The Directors’ Operations Review in the Preliminary Final Report to the Australian Stock Exchange for the year ended 30 June 2008…
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E MBA bloggers don’t update often
I was wondering that when I was investigating doing an MBA. May bloggers started to post on their experiences but then dried up. Is the workload so onerous that they can’t find 10-30 minutes in a week to provide the update? In my case AGSM MBA (Executive) is quite busy – it takes 8-10 hours…
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MBA 2008 Term 2
I got a Distinction for my first term course Managing People and Organisations. Yay me! as my youngest daughter would say. More importantly I learned a number of different ways to expand my viewpoint. My tendancy is to use decision shortcuts to achieve things quickly. While this has served me quite well in my career…
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MBA Update 2008 Term 1
So this term I’ve been doing my first Organizational Behavior OB subject: Managing People and Organisations. I’ve received two distinctions so far on the assignments, despite being ridiculously busy at work. Now I have to knuckle down and review in preparation for the coming exams. The subject matter is exciting and fascinating on both practical…
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Track your time, discover your goals
I’ve decided to implement Peter Drucker’s advice to track where I spend my time. If you look at what you spend your time on you’ll see what your real goals are. If it turns out you are spending your time on the wrong things, it is time to change your behaviour. At work I mix my time…
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MBA Update Month 2
I got my mid-term exam back for Accounting & Financial Management. Despite poor time management in the last third of the exam, I managed to get a Distinction (78%) which is a good result for my first formal study in nearly two decades. Advice to returning students. Your exam technique will be rusty. Two tips.…
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Entrepreneurs Should be Reading Anthill
If you are an entrepreneur of any age and any stage you should be reading Australian Anthill magazine. For 24 issues now, this bi-monthly magazine has covered entrepreneurs, angels, VC’s and the startup scene in Australia. They’ve grown readership and circulation and are entrepreneurs themselves. Business is a crazy rollercoaster ride and there is a…
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“Crazy John” Ilhan Dead at 42
Crazy John’s founder John Ilhan dead at 42. The Aussie mobile phone entrepreneur was estimated by BRW to be worth $310 million. I’m stunned at the moment, the news reports say he died of an apparent heart attack while walking this morning. Looking at his recent philanthropic efforts I think he died too soon. It…