Only Crayons. Right!

May 15, 2006 in Life, Thoughts

This cartoon by Gapingvoid says it all!

Big Picture Guy on Career Decisions

May 15, 2006 in Business, Links

One of the blogs I read regularly is Big Picture Small Office. It's the (only mildly tongue-in-cheek) description of the Corporate travails of a senior executive who goes by the moniker Big Picture Guy (or BPG for short).
Sometimes funny, at other tragic! As he says in his introduction, nothing & no one is spared. It's [...]

Money is like gas in the car

May 14, 2006 in Career, Links

Tim O'Reilly in his Commencement Speech at UC Berkeley School of Information says:
Money is like gas in the car — you need to pay attention or you'll end up on the side of the road — but a well-lived life is not a tour of gas stations!
I'm sure it's a D-uh! moment for all of you (as [...]

Pamela Slim’s Open Letter to CEOs

May 12, 2006 in Business, Career, Links

I recently came across Pamela Slim's thoughtful blog, Escape from Cubicle Nation. The name says it all.
Most of the material was as i expected it to be, good commonsensical advice about becoming an entre/inta-preneur, getting more control of your life, and becalming your life at work & otherwise. Everything a would-be, could-be entrepreneur needs.
And then a [...]

Angry Bosses And Clueless Employees

May 11, 2006 in Business, Humor

At least that's what i thought this strip seemed to say!

Fun(?) @Meetings

May 9, 2006 in Business, Humor

From Overheard In Office comes this gem:
Program manager: I think we should adopt the behaviours from the charter for meetings of the [Partnerships] section. [Steven], why don't you read them out?
[Steven]: Respect other's opinions and feelings, stay focused, turn off mobile phones, question self before others, participate enthusiastically and share experience and knowledge, have some [...]