Tom Peter - “Get out of your office…”

Get out of your office. Tell me, honestly, the last time something inspiring or clever happened at that big table in your office?!

Tom Peters

Besides Tom Peters’ MBWA, I would link that to the Gemba Walk of the TPS or Lean practice.

What do you think?

Tom Peters - “How loing does it take to become excellent?”

[...] Somebody asked Thomas Watson, Sr., the senior member of the Watson family that effectively founded IBM. They said, “Mr. Watson, how long does it take to become excellent?” And Mr. Watson purportedly said, “A minute.” This was years before The One Minute Manager. Somebody said, “A minute?” And he said, “Yes. It is a personal commitment to yourself that you will never again do anything that is not excellent.” And that’s what it’s about, one minute at a time. [...]

(from Excellence Always June 2008 at tompeters.com)

Wow, very powerful.

So simple.

Sooo simple.

Friedrich Nietzsche - “On Corrupting Youth”

The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher regard those who think alike than those who think differently.

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)

Epicurus - “Developing Courage”

You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.

Epicurus (341-270 B.C.E.)

伊藤洋一 // 「これからの日中関係～日中首脳会談を受けて」(第138回)

今回の成果は？？中国の国家元首としては１０年ぶりになる胡錦濤主席の来訪だが、日中両国間に様々な問題を抱えながら共同声明・首脳会議のポイントが明確に見えてこないという声が多い。今回の胡錦濤主席来訪の意味と今後の日中関係の展望について語る。

(from 伊藤洋一のビジネストレンド)

In this podcast, Itoh Youichi discusses the recent China-Japan relationships.

Japan and China.

Friend and Foe.

Slowly getting back together. Slowly. So slowly.

But there is progress and THAT is good.

伊藤洋一 //「激変の予兆か？マイクロソフトが断念した日」(第137回)

5月3日、米マイクロソフトが米ヤフーの買収を断念すると発表した。最終的な買収金額が折り合わなかったことが原因だが、また別の理由があるとも言われている。そもそもマイクロソフトがヤフー買収を試みたのはなぜか。買収とその断念にいたる真の理由、そして今後のネット、IT社会の行方を伊藤洋一が解説する。

(from 伊藤洋一のビジネストレンド)

In this podcast, Itoh Youichi analyzes the Microsoft-Yahoo! deal.

Microsoft + Yahoo! > Google?

no way. Even for Search.

So when we speak about SAAS and PAAS. Really, where is the added value?

Thales - “Know thyself”

Know thyself

Thales (circa 624-546 B.C.E.)

Tom Peters - “Leaders make mistakes”

Leaders make mistakes–and make no bones about it. Nobody–repeat, nobody–gets it right the first time.

Tom Peters

Richard Matheson - “Person to Person” (1989)

The ringing telephone stirred

(from I am Legend by Richard Matheson)

Very disturbing experience. If it was an experience for David.

Richard Matheson - “From Shadowed Places” (1960)

Dr. Jennings hooked in toward the curb, the tires of his Jaguar spewing out a froth of slush.

(from I am Legend by Richard Matheson)

Very dense story. Strong Voodoo session.

Happy ending.

It happens, sometimes.