Archive for May, 2007

Nurturing Talent & Creativity

Posted by Sharon 30 May 2007

John Cimino recently posted some quotes from architects on the Creative Skills Training Council chat site. A couple of quotes reminded me of the movie / documentary Sketches of Frank Gehry which I saw last year, thanks to the generosity of the Powerhouse Museum.
I loved some of Gehry’s quotes in the movie (as I […]

Ethical Investing and connecting with ‘old’ colleagues

Posted by Sharon 22 May 2007

Talk about a small world. Walking through Luna Park recently I ran into an ‘old’ SEALCORP / ASSIRT colleague Michael Walsh and was pleased to hear that his business Lifecraft was doing well, employing 12 people and that he was enjoying the good life, based in Evans Head. Then he sent me a […]

Execution Excellence - how much is Discretionary?

Posted by Sharon 22 May 2007

I was googling “execution excellence” recently and I was amazed at how much there is new on the topic, so I have lots of reading to do. But as I read the first few books / articles two themes started to emerge.
The themes are discretion and discipline. Some articles refer to how much […]

When is Good Enough, enough?

Posted by Sharon 6 May 2007

As a perfectionist, I have long struggled with “good enough” vs “the best” and have found a book by Barry Schwartz called “The Paradox of Choice” to be very useful to me. He articulated my concern, by identifying that some choice was good, but too much choice could be overwhelming and that aiming for […]