“I keep saying the sexy job in the next ten years will be statisticians. People think I’m joking, but who would’ve guessed that computer engineers would’ve been the sexy job of the 1990s? “The ability to take data – to be able to understand it, to process it, to extract value from it, to visualize it, to communicate it, is going to be a hugely important skill in the
We iz facin wicked economic times (I’ll calm the Ali G references down, I promise.) Business is in a bit of a state. Simon Watson, partner at BDO warned: “Although we hope this recession may be over, the consequences still remain. We are going through a period of profound societal and technological change, which will mean that some business models will wither away
One of the ideas I've been thinking about recently is getting each other in companies to openly share skills. Not only with close colleagues but colleagues far and wide to Fuel a better future for all those associated with the same business. As isn’t that what ‘work’ should all be about. “Obviously everyone wants to be successful, but I want to be looked back
The strategy here is firstly knowing when things are going wrong (away from your vision and goal) and secondly finding the solution to making it right again Life is awesome; if this changes then we have to eliminate the negative and strive for excellence The strategy for success is having a strategy for success
Following on from 'predicting the future' blog post, let’s look into end to end life tracking (E2E.LT): Clear feedback You remember when we all went to school and university. It was pretty good having that instant feedback from everything you did comparatively to all your peers. You knew exactly where you stood in terms of achievement and progress. E2E.LT brings
Life is pretty damn awesome as we get further into 2012 and all it has to offer, although it probably feels impossible to do everything you want. It’s hard to even know where to start. This is where it helps to have a strategic mindset to help out a bit. As I’ve been thinking about what I want to get out of 2012 and how I can achieve it there are some principles I’ve come
