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Craftsmanship

Love attracts

The following quote from “The Power Of Intention – Learning To Co-Create Your World Your Way” Dr. Wayne W. Dyer is worth meditating on:

“falling in love with what you are offering, and then selling your love … to potential customers.”

Do you love what you do?
What do you love most about what you do?
Do you love your customers?

Organic business (aka be yourself)

This wonderfully refreshing article by Trish Weston provides nourishing food for thought as we head into the weekend.

Definitely worth a read.

Seeing the leaves as well as the forest

The difference between a truly professional outcome (one that is produced by a craftsperson) and an amateur outcome lies in the craftperson’s ability to see and work with the big picture as well as the details.

As the saying goes, God may well be in the details; but the truly sublime can only be experienced as a whole. The big picture is where all the individual pieces come …

McDonalds website – experience over usefulness

I went McDonald’s website recently to look up the nutritional information for their Deluxe Brekkie Roll – which I have developed a soft spot for.

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The site has certainly come a long way since I last visited years ago. The current incarnation is without a doubt a beaut piece of Flash “experience” work. The transitions and animations are fluid and smooth – fun …

This is dedication (to one’s craft)

Petri Purho creates a brand new computer game every month.

Are you this dedicated to your craft?

Advantages of a value net

Some initial thoughts on how a value net can be better than a traditional organisation in today’s world.

Agile – because there is no committee or management tiers, decisions and actions are much faster.
Accountable – each individual takes responsibility for their work; their survival depends on accountability and quality output.
Adaptive – the right individuals can be selected at the right time to produce the right outcome. These individuals can …

A slapping for AFR BOSS

Re a recent cover story in AFR BOSS magazine: 2005 Top entrepreneurs.

This article again blindly promulgates the STUPID how-much-money-are-you-making approach to measuring the success of a business. This is once again presented as THE indicator of having “made it”.

Consider the first paragraph: “…but for those of us who haven’t (yet) built multi-million dollar businesses, they are a source of inspiration…”

The assumption the author is making is …

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