Happy Saint Patricks Day

photo credit: Hans Kremmers “May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face; the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.” Old Irish way of saying … Read more

6 Ways to get your Email Ignored

In 2010, 294 billion emails were sent per day for a total of 90 trillion in the full year. 1.9 billion users sent an email during 2010.  The average business user in a 1,000 user organisation receives 110 emails per day (of which 13 are spam) and sends 36 emails.  (source Radicati Group Email Statistics … Read more

Blindness through Busy-ness

A wise man is walking through rough, barren terrain. The sun is beating down intensely, drying everything in its burning blaze. He hears a noise in the far distance.  It is the sound of digging.  As he gets closer he finds a man digging in the dirt.  The man digs, then mutters his complaint at … Read more

The 7 elements of an Entrepreneurial Elevator Pitch

A good idea that nobody understands is worth nothing. Do you share your business idea in a way that people understand? The ability to clearly and concisely explain a business is important: in fund raising, in hiring and in selling to early customers. An elevator pitch is a simple outline of the business that quickly … Read more

Regional Culture Explained

Can we understand a region’s culture by looking at the main cereal crop of five thousands years ago?  This is a little thought experiment.  This has no basis in science or fact and is merely a little story I am telling today…  I very much welcome reflections and comments. Asia – rice Northern Europe – … Read more