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New wordpress is vertiginous
Posted by: Jo Jordan on: April 5, 2008
There is about a 30 second delay before a post shows up – that is after you have bit publish and the screen clears. And you have hit View Site.
Testing word press changes
Posted by: Jo Jordan on: April 5, 2008
First post vanished. Now it is above me. Lets look again.
Hit Publish.
What would you like to control: free will, joy, love?
Posted by: Jo Jordan on: April 3, 2008
Wave your hand. And look at it. If you can see it, you can learn. But how can we learn emotion? Well, by watching your own MRI scan.
Amazing.
Zimbabwe: a parable of leadership
Posted by: Jo Jordan on: April 2, 2008
Image by frontlineblogger via Flickr
“Rumour rhymes with ‘ruma’, Shona for bite. Harare has literally been bitten by rumours. Our city is famed for many things but one thing specifically. The ability to turn no news into headlines. The skill of spinning no knowledge into street wisdom. The hustle of selling unconfirmed stories on a hungry [...]
“Leadership is about coordinating and harmonizing differences”
Posted by: Jo Jordan on: April 1, 2008
Heard on SWRadioAfrica, the voice of independent Zimbabwe beaming out of London, as we wait for news from Harare.
I would go further. Leadership is about thriving on differences!
Cheri Baker from The Enlightened Manager said something similar today about emerging political styles in the USA.
Perfect teamwork
Posted by: Jo Jordan on: February 29, 2008
Trust in task
Gen Y rocks!
Posted by: Jo Jordan on: February 12, 2008
There was a time that I would have needed an interpreter to understand my title. After three years’ teaching a large management class (+-900 students) on the South Island of New Zealand, I agree with Scott McArthur, Gen Y rocks.
Far from being out-of-it, as young sociologist Maz Hardey at York University attests, mobile [...]
Jason
Posted by: Jo Jordan on: January 28, 2008
Positive psychology is about us. What we like to do (and are not even necessarily good at). What brings us alive and what we contribute to the world through the interaction of our stories.
The internet and computer games is a good parallel. As games become more sophisticated, the game is not even designed (c.f. Second [...]
Ta da list
Posted by: Jo Jordan on: November 25, 2007
Lifehacker suggests replacing your “to do” list with your “could do” list.
Michelle at The Fertile Unknown suggest the “ta da” list better. I find that instantly attractive. What I get a chance to do!
David Whyte
Posted by: Jo Jordan on: November 15, 2007
David Whyte is a little guarded about his poetry but you can find the odd snippets on the web. If you haven’t encountered his work, I recommend you buy his CD, Midlife and the Great Unknown.
Born in Yorkshire, of Irish decent, David Whyte is a marine biologist, ngo worker, turned poet who writes about [...]
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