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A leap year, and a surprise extra day in February. What did you do with your extra day in February? I had the day off. Well, not quite. I [...]
Archive for February, 2008
February Top 10 and Round Up




(click and rate this post!)Mission Vision and Value - On Purpose




(click and rate this post!)Kate of Blog to Discovery and Stephen of HD BizBlog started this one off.
Stephen and I exchanged emails and though this would be a great carnival topic to raise awareness and provoke some more discussion and debate, and I am 26 minutes late with my post!
Most companies have a vision and mission statement, which speaks [...]
7 Common E-mail Mistakes and How Not To Make Them




(click and rate this post!)A heavy e-mail week has lead to this post! It is finally time to write up the most common e-mail mistakes, and how not to make them, with special thanks to Chris Butler and his post on e-mail etiquette, via Twitter.
These are my own experiences, add your own to the comments.
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Mini-bar Meet Up - Some New Technologies




(click and rate this post!)I’m always on the lookout for new technologies that will make businesses, and people, more effective and productive. My latest port of call was the February London BarCamp minibar meet up.
TechCrunch UK’s Mike Butcher was there to shepherd the evening’s five minute speaker slots along, and ask the questions that make a web [...]
Not So Private Data




(click and rate this post!)The issue of identity information isn’t as simple as private or public, unshared or shared. In the Internet age, searchablility and discoverability are also factors, as well as the more granular way we can choose to share data. Computers give the illusion that we can control what we share and who we share it with. [...]
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Pitchers...
On the way home, my thoughts turned to "what makes a good pitch?" Over the years I've been on both sides of the table, prepping the pitches and pitching businesses for funding, but also listening to company pitches with a view to investment or acquisition. As I was describing these my ever astute COO, she said "That sounds like the seven habits of highly effective pitchers", so here they are...
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Internet engineer, turned business exec and developing psychologist Benjamin Ellis is passionate about technology that solves human problems, and humans that solve technology problems. He blogs on productivity, communication and technology - Quite simply: WOWNDADI - Work out what needs doing and do it.
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