“A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.” Hunter S Thompson
Author Archives: Alun Rees
We had shown resilience and proven that so much in performance is about belonging and purpose.
We had shown resilience and proven that so much in performance is about belonging and purpose. Like I said, it was a surreal weekend; in a city driven by opulence and materialism there were a bunch of boys from the Fijian villages, some who had no family homes to go back to, happier than anyContinue reading “We had shown resilience and proven that so much in performance is about belonging and purpose.”
The Monday Morning Quote #471
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” — William James
What’s going on at MPS/DPS?
Doctors at medical defence organisation face redundancy The Medical Protection Society is considering making several of its medically qualified legal advisers redundant and replacing them with other “experts” to speed up its response to queries. Rob Hendry, its medical director, said, “Members would benefit from having doctors, lawyers, case advisers, and managers all in oneContinue reading “What’s going on at MPS/DPS?”
It’s one way to keep records.
From BDJ jobs. Via GDPUK – A new take on clinical record keeping.
and I thought it was just me…and Richard Hellen
According to the Wall Street Journal, printers are among the most in-demand objects in “rage rooms,” where people pay to smash things with sledgehammers; Battle Sports, a rage-room facility in Toronto, goes through fifteen a week. Meanwhile, in the song “Paper Jam” John Flansburgh, of the band They Might Be Giants, sees the jam as aContinue reading “and I thought it was just me…and Richard Hellen”
The Monday Morning Quote #470
“There’s no such thing as a free lunch. If you’re not paying, you’re not the customer; you’re the product being sold.” Andrew Lewis – aka blue_beetle
Facebook has a “Big Tobacco Problem”
Well worth a read from Frederick Filloux’s Monday Note via reestheskin Facebook’s problems are more than a temporary bad PR issue. Its behavior contributes to a growing negative view of the entire tech industry. Mark Zuckerberg talking: “There was this Deloitte study that came out the other day, that said if you could connect everyone inContinue reading “Facebook has a “Big Tobacco Problem””
The Monday Morning Quote #469
“Leadership is the capacity to look ahead, think ahead, plan ahead, and then influence other people to go ahead on the plan” Ralph C Smedley
How to interpret a market plunge….
Whether a sudden sharp decline in asset prices amounts to a meaningless blip or something more depends on mass psychology. “This crash is probably nothing. But they always are, except for the times when they aren’t.” Nice little piece from The Economist
The Incisal Edge 