What are you working on? When you’re asked what you’re working on, are you excited, enthusiastic and proud to share your answer? You better hope you are. Otherwise, why are you doing it? Why are you there? Why are you persisting? No matter what type of work you do, what kind of job you have, [...]
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Life’s a beach: but not exclusively
People are returning to work from their Christmas and summer vacation, the children are about to recommence school and the groans can be heard echoing. In conversations with clients, colleagues and friends they revel in telling that while on vacation they did not respond to e-mail or telephone messages. They boast about putting off any business [...]
The Basin – Bargara
Most of the South Sea Islanders (Kanakas) brought to the Bundaberg region were from the Melanesian/Micronesian islands. Blackbirding was rife prior to 1870 to obtain men to work in the agricultural industry. Regulations were then set for employers to pay 10 shillings for each man and 10 pounds for his return passage after 3 years. [...]
Bargara on the beach
Although I have been to Bundaberg more times than I can remember, this is my first time in Bargara. This photograph is from Kelly’s Beach. The contrast of black volcanic rock and the golden sands on the beach framed by the rich greenness of the shoreline shrubs and trees creates a fabulous vista right at [...]
Ric’s Rant: Christmas snow by any other name
Our four-year-old daughter was thrilled about driving to the Christmas Lights Winners around Brisbane. The overall winner was a house in Birkdale that is spectacular and pure LCD-artistry. A sensational $3,000 Cherry Blossom tree; depictions of the Brisbane City Hall, the Brisbane Story Bridge (complete with a CityCat Ferry underneath), Mount Cootha, an Aboriginal corroboree, [...]
Rainbow over Salamanca, Hobart
A beautiful rainbow looking out towards the bay from my hotel in Hobart where I’ve been working this week with accounting professionals on areas of business improvement. If you look closely there is a hint of a second rainbow above. One of the privileges of doing the work I do, traveling around the world [...]
Weekly Wisdom No.84: Beating the clock with value
The irrefragable inanity of hourly fees and charge out rates in professional services is clear. If we continue to believe that our value is correlated and inextricably connected with the number of hours we work and show up with our clients, then we are doomed to mediocrity. In October 2007 I wrote about the Boston Law [...]
Take a purposeful pause and improve your business
Last week I wrote in my Friday Redux that we need to Allow Time to Notice. On the weekend at a friend’s barbeque afternoon, I was asked how I was able to continually generate ideas, thoughts, solutions and if it is hard to do. One person even commented that I must spend an inordinate amount [...]
Ric’s Friday Redux No.3: Allow time to notice
An architect designed and built a collection of office buildings surrounding a central green. When the construction was concluded, the landscape contractors asked where the sidewalk paths were to be laid. “Just lay out and plant the grass solidly between all buildings.” At the end of the first summer season the new lawn was tracked [...]
Enthusiasm and zest for work
Life balance is not only about play, family, fun and alike. Life balance means having an excellent working life, as well. To achieve a positive, fulfilling life balance you must ensure that your work is sustaining your enthusiasm and zest. What do you need from your work to generate high levels of enthusiasm and zest [...]
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