Carpe diem

The other day some of my old running mates and I got together for one of our regular reunions. We always choose a different, relatively inexpensive, hotel that serves good meals and gives us a room to wax lyrical about the old days. There we can talk about how strong...

Aim right

I love the chapter headings in Stephen Covey’s book “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”. In particular, the one that stands out for me is “Start with the end in mind”. For instance, when you set out on some new venture in your business, it really...

What’s happening to newspapers

This is a case of the lion laying down with the lamb. Once upon a time in the fiercely competitive newspaper market place this would have been an anathema to the newspaper barons. It is reported that Newspaper publishers commit to print with a new sharing arrangement...

Love the welcome letter

Wikipedia tells me that Better World Books is an online for-profit bookseller of used and new books founded in 2002 by 3 college graduates. It donates books or a percentage of its profit to literacy programs around the world. By 2013, the company has donated an...

Another commercial

If you watched any of the World Cup matches you probably caught up with that great dive taken by an “injured” footballer. We Aussie Rules supporters thought he was acting up big time for a free. But Ogilvy, the advertising agency in Cape Town, was on the ball and saw...