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Work related stress is an integral aspect of most of our lives. I know it had been one of mine. It led me to bad eating habits, to overweight, to lack of sleep, lack of focus and in general lack of enjoyment of my life. My life was wasting away
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Take a look at the map A map of internet cabling shows what challenges Africa faces If you look at this submarine cable map and you take a look at the African continent, you may notice two things: * The number of submarine cables going into Africa appears less than almost
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I’ve been giving the practice and best approach of managing risks a lot of thought lately, and I’m seriously wondering whether or not we’re not trying to solve the wrong problem when trying to install risk management systems in the way we’ve been going about it
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The context I subjected myself yesterday to what was probably the worst training I ever participated in. The subject matter was the new ISO 10018 guideline on Human Resources management. I won’t mention the provider, because it really was too embarrassing for words. What went wrong? First, we paid
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Yet another great article by James Shelley. I’m just discovering his blog, and the depth of the writing is wonderful. Especially in light of the recent events that hit Belgium hard, this is a text worth reading, as it really highlights what is truly important.
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“So don’t pretend to know everything. That’s just dumb.” — James Shelley Yet there are "experts" everywhere. Let me plead for just a bit of reluctance in the consulting space before calling yourself an expert.
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I have a new personal hero. His name is Jeff Atwood. The reason for his hero status? The simple fact he is able to set the right priorities. We tend to prioritize short term personal objectives over long term structural investments. We chase a dream, the dream, but at what
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I used to own an Android Actually, I owned two. My first one was a HTC Magic, which I rooted after a week to see what I could do with it. These were the times of unlocked and unencrypted boot loaders, with Android operating systems being improved in the wild.
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Nailed it Macdrifter nailed it: “Everyone gets an opinion but not everyone should get a megaphone.” How very true.
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Predator hunting Have you ever seen a predator hunting? It’s truly a sight to see. You may want to check Discovery Channel, just to get a glimpse of the experience. A predator chasing a herd does not, in effect, chase the herd. Rather, after a period of quiet but
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In short Evolving software file types sometimes make it impossible to access files or workpapers which were created in file types that are currently no longer readily available. In order to ensure forward compatibility, I'm considering adopting the .txt plaintext format as the go-to format for both verbose
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In short Recommendations should never be developed in an ivory tower. Rather, bringing in the auditees during the recommendations phase and challenging them to develop SMART recommendations will enhance the quality of your recommendations. Proper process should counter any issues with objectivity that may arise. Relevant recommendations are hard This