Monthly Archives: February 2011

Let’s hear it for Donald: hawkish mastermind & dubious poet!

Donald Rumsfeld is back in the news. His Memoir “Known and Unknown” was published on 7 Feb 2011. The 4-term US congressman was the much-vilified Secretary of Defense to President George W Bush, and earned a dubious notoriety for his … Continue reading

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Supporting business in more ways than one

Early in February I was invited to present to AWESOME in Gosport (near Portsmouth, UK), a group dedicated to supporting women in developing their business ideas. It was great fun presenting my talk, ‘Power up your brain for business’ and … Continue reading

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IT growth and global change: A conversation with Ray Kurzweil

McKinsey Quarterly January 2011 – IT growth and global change: A conversation with Ray Kurzweil “The merger [between biological and machine intelligence] has already started.” so says Ray Kurzweil talking about IT growth and global change. Exponential, not linear change … Continue reading

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Power up your brain for business

We mostly take our brains for granted, that huge machine sat between our ears. However it’s beneficial to take a bit of time to ponder on 2 types of thinking loosely categorised as left-brain thinking and right-brain thinking. Our personal, … Continue reading

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Playing to our Strengths, & Marketing to Women

Yippee! This month BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour launched a regular feature on women in business examining some of the challenges facing women going for growth in a tough economic environment. Three women business owners have been selected and matched … Continue reading

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