When I wrote the first post in this series, I knew where the next step would lead. Those who have some grounding in this field of organizational culture will not be surprised that this next step is to look at the work of Geert Hofstede. Hofstede (pictured) is a Dutch sociologist who undertook research into […]
… resilience in poetry
“I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains.” My Country – Dorothea McKellar We have certainly had plenty of the flooding rains of late, hopefully enough to break the drought that had been impacting many parts of the country for several years! The quote(s) […]
… around the web
I read a great post from Chris Brogan this week, about doing a sweep through all your open browser tabs. I don’t know about you but I am really guilty of this – I have so many browser tabs open, just waiting for me to come back and read/digest the material, or even just to […]
… national culture and resilience
In Australia we celebrate our national day on 26 January – “Australia Day”. While technically a public holiday, my day started with a trip to my primary client’s site and several hours of crisis management before heading out to celebrate. Normally having my phone battery die is a bad thing, but this day was an […]
… resilience as a craft
There are two men inside the artist, the poet and the craftsman. One is born a poet. One becomes a craftsman. ~ Emile Zola I bought my wife a piece of handcrafted jewellery for Christmas. The craftsman, in this case a silver smith, had created his own design, rather than copy from somebody else’s idea. […]
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