Remaining an expert
It takes a lot of work to become a professional or an expert at anything. Sadly, to remain an expert takes even more work. Now that you are an expert, there is always a chance you are slipping behind new …
Monkey See. Monkey Do.
Most people default to monkey see, monkey do. They do not give expression to their own ideas, instead always defaulting to whatever they see out there. The problem with this approach is that while it reduces your risk, it also …
2017: Nokia and BlackBerry return from the grave
You might have heard that we will be seeing Nokia 6, an Android device exclusively for sale in China and BlackBerry “Mecury” this year. Nokia and BlackBerry where industry leaders before they got knocked off their perch by the new …
It has to be about the people
We have to always consider our work from the viewpoint of it been always about the people. This type of thinking really helps to become more selfless. Dial down on our own agenda and be able to really connect to …
Don’t be a freelancer
Life as a freelancer sucks. Whatever you do, don’t be a freelancer. Freelancing is cool, but sooner or later, you realise that you are shooting yourself in the foot. The first thing many of us observe first is that that …
The AI will take over your job now
A Japanese insurance company recently replaced 34 members of staff with a software; “IBM Watson Explorer”. By switching to the software, they are saving over $1.1 million every year. Over the years, people have assumed the robots will only replace …
Getting ready for the future of work
The next 10 years of work will be very different from the previous 50 years of work. I suspect we have got to the end of normal full time jobs. We will no longer talk about jobs, we will talk …
What you know might not be important
Your life is a reflection of things you do and not just things you know. You might know exactly the things you need to know, but unless you somehow commit to get them done, nothing will happen. Discipline; self-discipline, therefore …
We want it in a bang
I think most new year resolutions fail because when we plan out such, we want to change too much too soon. We want everything to change in a bang. Then it doesn’t. You are better off with smaller changes to …
Your Work Sucks
You are going to do any spectacular work unless you permit criticism. If there is nobody in your life with the powers to tell you bluntly that what you are working on is not good, you can’t dig inside and …