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Comment on About me by Sinesipho Maninjwa

Sinesipho Maninjwa — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:45:00 +0000

@003d81c4c5e132978afdb97573708915:disqus CRAIG…Good to see you are doing well

Comment on 10 days in ZA; 5 days at Google by Sanchia

Sanchia — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 11:17:00 +0000

I know what you mean about it being a culture shock going back ‘home’. I have returned every Christmas for three years and every time I still feel those butterflies. I must say that SA has changed a lot on the surface since the world cup. But I think you will soon agree, when you have deal with the red taped areas, that really it’s STILL good old Africa! But one more good thing has happened though! Africa has welcomed back one of it’s sons (lol).

Welcome home umfowethu!

Comment on Another rotation on the molten rock around the gaseous body by Jeff R.

Jeff R. — Tue, 24 May 2011 20:39:00 +0000

Happy birthday, Craig! Love the Tetris post below.

Comment on Another rotation on the molten rock around the gaseous body by Na

Na — Tue, 24 May 2011 12:05:00 +0000

Nice one, CW.

Comment on 7 lessons I learned about life from Tetris by Hoopty

Hoopty — Sun, 22 May 2011 19:58:00 +0000

8. there’s no such thing as winning.

Comment on My last lecture by Sanchia Kerr

Sanchia Kerr — Sun, 15 May 2011 06:11:05 +0000

Your words are so inspiring. They light a motivational fire that I didn’t know I needed let alone had?! Thank you.

Comment on Design an enabler platform by Rishi

Rishi — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:51:21 +0000

This is a good point. Read this in detail in a book " What would Google Do?"

Comment on The Value of Values by admin

admin — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:01:56 +0000

There are two points when businesses are forced to do this: at the start and when things go really badly. The first is the easiest time to change the core values, the second is usually a case of necessity. We saw this at Goldman, at GE, etc. – its when there is a unbelievable need (called a burning platform). Truly great leaders and CEO's are able to create an artificial burning platform, not always in times of crisis, but when real change is needed.

Comment on Scrap your business plan – go on a trip by admin

admin — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 16:58:12 +0000

Yeah, in my experience, one of the problems is businesses write a plan then never go back and revisit. If its a journey, you constantly need to check the your bearing and direction and, at times, final destination.

Comment on The Value of Values by Nathan King

Nathan King — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:19:42 +0000

I couldn’t agree more – true sustainability will be found in the ‘and’ rather than the ‘or’.

The question is: is it possible to change the core values of businesses? Sure it makes sense and after considering all the facts it’s nearly impossible to deny. Yet there is one inherent ‘flaw’ in all businesses – it consists of humans. By nature, human environments turn inward (especially when the pressure is on). We look out for number one and our actions follow the course.

Without a doubt we are capable of being mature, thinking beyond ourselves, non-silo people – there are businesses which demonstrate this; but can we deny our human tendencies to start looking beyond our own environment?

The world has become a pressure cooker reaching boiling point, and pressure does funny things to people…