Posted on September 14th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Business, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, South Africa, Technology
Mark Shuttleworth is a young, South African multi-millionaire who places himself in the category of people who are both privileged and lucky and want to do something positive with their good fortune. His Ubuntu Project, HBD enterprise, and the Shuttleworth Foundation all serve as reflections of that thought.
Born in Welkom, South Africa in 1973, Shuttleworth […]
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Posted on September 10th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Business, HCM, Leadership
Published in the mid-1950’s — Parkinson’s laws are still very relevant today.
PARKINSON’S LAW: Work expands so as to fill the time available for its […]
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Posted on June 21st, 2007 by Carel
Filed under HCM, Leadership
I really enjoyed the keynote QA of Jack Welch and Lars Dalgaard during the Successfactors User conference earlier in June. You may view it here, after entering some contact info. You will need Windows Media player or Real player to view it.
Enjoy!
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Posted on June 12th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Leadership, South Africa
I’m giving a guest lecture to MBA students at the Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University in Atlanta on June 13, 2007. The topic will be the difference between doing business in South Africa and America. I will add an outline of the presentation to this blog in the next couple of weeks.
If you […]
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Posted on June 11th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under HCM, Leadership
I attended the SuccessConnect keynote of Jack Welch and Lars Dalgaard in New York on June 7, 2007. You can find a short video here: Keynote Video. Carlos Watson did a great job moderating the Q&A session. [Update: You’ll find the long version of Jack’s keynote here.]
The following comments from Jack and Lars were the […]
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Posted on April 29th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Blogging, Green Energy, Leadership, SAP
Shai Agassi recently left SAP AG to pursue other interests including alternative energy. Here is the press release. He is still a technology consultant to SAP with an office in Palo Alto.
His post-SAP blog is called the Long Tailpipe. You can also find a great podcast here that he recently delivered at Stanford.
What is your […]
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Posted on March 29th, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Business, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, South Africa
As a South African businessman living in the US, I’m always interested to find and research other successful South African businesspeople in America. This is the start of a series that will continue until I run out of people to profile.
South Africa is known for a number of famous people. Nelson Mandela, Ernie Els, Gary […]
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Posted on February 22nd, 2007 by Carel
Filed under Business, Leadership
A local, Alpharetta, Georgia based company started a national movement to ban e-mail use on Fridays. Greg Dockter of PBD Worldwide Fulfillment Services started the movement and gives the following seven easy steps to get the initiative rolling:
1. Gain support from top level of management. Lead by example.
2. Offer open communication outlets for discussing […]
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Posted on November 9th, 2006 by Carel
Filed under Business, Charity, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Technology
On October 26, 2006 I had the privilege of presenting a guest lecture to the students at the College of IT at Georgia Southern University (GSU). I would like to thank Dr. Sonny Butler for inviting me. Below are the 10 main points I presented. My purpose was not to promote any specific technology […]
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Posted on October 4th, 2006 by Carel
Filed under Business, Entrepreneurship, Leadership
I started reading “Now, discover your strengths” by Marcus Buckingham and so far I’m really enjoying this book. I also look forward to seeing Marcus at the Catalyst Conference in Atlanta this week.
Art of the Start - Guy Kawasaki
I finished reading/studying Art of the Start — Wow! what a read. I highly recommend this book […]
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