Cheers Big Ears!

Ear Hoox. Nope, not a spelling mistake. Ever since Apple deigned its ear-pods with their nice slippery yet contoured shape to fire decibels directly into the ear canal I've had trouble getting them to stay in my ear.

Russell Boon25 February 2018Comment

First Hawaii, then Japan and now New York.

"Danger Will Robinson! There is an alien amongst us!" - The more warnings we get the more commonplace they tend to become. We're all familiar with the boy who cried wolf and how after getting it wrong a few times..

Russell Boon18 February 2018North Korea, Hawaii, Japan, USA, Tsunami, Bushfire, warning, alert, ballistic missileComment

Deciding that life begins at ..... well now!

For a long time now I’ve known this day was coming, the day that I was too busy to face the screen and tap out some thoughts. It arrived a little quicker than I imagined. I think being in my 50's is catching up with me.

Russell Boon10 February 2018Comment

"You Say Tomato, I Say..."

Maybe I missed the memo but when did corporate speak hijack everyday English? I’m certainly not brilliant with the English language but even I have some questions.

For years now I have had medical insurance and been happy with the cover

Russell Boon14 April 2017#resilience, #terminology, #englishComment

2017 Year of the Asshole.

If we look back a couple of years 2015 was a watershed for mindfulness. In business, it was no longer just a fashion for funky tech and media companies. Some of the world’s most recognised brands adopted mindfulness,

Russell Boon1 January 2017Trump, President, Brexit, Asshole, Mindfulness, Mindful, 2017, behaviour, meditation Comment

The Multitasking Myth

We’ve all heard it repeated perhaps for our entire life and career; women can multitask better than men. It’s a universal fact. One that has formed the basis of many discussions, arguments and even stand-up comedy routines.

Russell Boon11 December 2016brain, cognition, multitask, focus, task, mythsComment

Decision Making Under Adversity

We initially became interested in decision-making as a topic because of insights and evidence from the gender diversity debate. Organisations with both women and men on the leadership team in relatively equal

Russell Boon28 October 2016#decision-making, #decision, #mining, #adversity, #pressure, #indecision, #emergency, #procrastination, #management, #leadershp, #equality, #genderComment

What Were You Thinking?

A couple of years ago Australia’s two major supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths decided to pursue the concept of self-service checkouts. Quite obviously, in an effort to reduce costs and to increase profit.

Doing is Learning

Part of working with organisations to streamline their decision processes and working with staff to empower their decision-making is conducting some exercises to test these processes. Sometimes this is in the

self improvementRussell Boon29 September 2016decision-making, #decision-making, #Pscychology, #decision, #practice, #learningComment

The Need for Speed - part 2

There are decisions that deserve plenty of debate, analysis and consultation but the vast majority are not worth that much input and effort. Very few can't be undone and nearly all can be adjusted as circumstances dictate or require.

The Need for Speed - part 1

In almost every industry speed of innovation or production is key to success. When all else is equal, producing widgets faster than the competition usually puts you at an advantage. That’s true also for bringing a product

Russell Boon13 August 2016#Meetings, #Pscychology, #Agile, #business, #decision-making, #decision, #speed, Critical thinking, momentum, LeadershipComment

Electoral Decision Fatigue?

By the time you are reading this Australia will have a new Prime Minister. Full disclosure, this article was penned before the polling booths closed and whether Malcolm Turnbull is returned to office or Bill Shorten

Russell Boon2 July 2016sociology, #Politics, #government, decision-making, #decision-making, #decision, #Australia, #Election, #Brexit, #PrimariesComment

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