I decided I was going to read a book a week for a year, here’s a quick review of this week’s book. You can see the ongoing list here. Basic Info The Paradox Of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz Why I read it It’s been lingering on my “to read” list sinceRead… Read more »
It rained all the day of my neighbourhood garage sale, so we decided to hold over our sale a couple of weeks until this past Saturday. It was a beautiful day and my old man hauled a truckload of stuff from his place in the east end to my place in the west end andRead… Read more »
First, I should mention that I did an interview with Microsoft which they published to their blog. Here’s an excerpt: I’m quite cognizant of the fact that I advocate for things like open government because I see the benefits to the bureaucrats working inside of those systems. But at some point, the conceptual understanding ofRead… Read more »
I decided I was going to read a book a week for a year, here’s a quick review of this week’s book. You can see the ongoing list here. Basic Info The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop–And Why It Matters by Tricia Rose Why I read itRead… Read more »
If you haven’t yet heard of “If This Then That (IFTTT)” you might want to have a look. If you are already familiar with it read on, because I think organizations – especially large ones – have a lot to learn from this particular service. Here’s why. The premise is simple: if this happens, thanRead… Read more »
In an effort to again renew the old weekly-round-up (WRU) I bring you a small list of links worth clicking: Public Sector “Bureaucrats at odds over release of postal code data” http://t.co/ZO5AQ5eR “First wave of 2,200 federal public servants faces layoffs” http://t.co/Z3fwuRW “Fed bureaucrats collected $1.2 billion in severance without being laid off” “Public servantsRead… Read more »
I decided I was going to read a book a week for a year, here’s a quick review of this week’s book. You can see the ongoing list here. Basic Info The Captive Public: How Mass Opinion Promotes State Power by Benjamin Ginsberg Why I read it Sitting on my shelf unread; I acquired theRead… Read more »
Watch this … my daughter is particularly brilliant at the very end. Originally published by Nick Charney at cpsrenewal.ca subscribe/connect Original post
I decided I was going to read a book a week for a year, here’s a quick review of this week’s book. You can see the ongoing list here. Basic Info The Unconscious Civilization by John Ralston Saul Why I read it I picked it up at a community book sale a few years agoRead… Read more »
A few weeks ago I shared Valve’s employee handbook, positioning as the defacto office culture that all other office cultures are competing with. Last week I wrote why I believe that organizational learning plans are crutch. What I failed to do was explicitly connect the two in some meaningful way. Consider what follows my attemptRead… Read more »