As this is the year of the Olympics (yet again!), I thought I’d dust off an old speech I gave at Rostrum about the Olympics. It was originally written at the time of the Sydney Olympics, so I’ve slightly updated it and hopefully it makes sense out of its original context. I’m wanting this blog …
On Tuesday I decided I would work out at the University of Queensland library so that I could avoid all the distractions at home (World of Warcraft, food-from-the-fridge). It had the delightful advantage of air-conditioning, which, when I woke up and discovered we had 93% humidity, became a real drawcard. A fairly pleasant and productive …
There’s a common saying in Brisbane, at least, and that is that business shuts down from about Melbourne Cup day to Australia Day. It’s not quite true, but if you’re a consultant this time of year can be the bane of your life – normally, when a potential client wants to make a decision about …