A stranger, from the outside!!! Pixar and the Brand Me world…

Yes, continuing on from yesterdays post, I thought it would be worth talking about the Pixar a little more. From the Mavericks at Work book I wrote about before, there was quite a good section which looked at some of the inner workings of the film company (valued at somewhere between 7-10 billion USD!). “It’s [...]

Greasing the Pole??? Leadership and having that “successful career”

Found a great article all, written by a guy taking a retrospective look at how his career progressed, verses his much more ‘networked focused’ co-worker. The article basically looks at the idea of substance, and I think highlights just what the better leaders of today have – a certain sense of humility and self-esteem derived [...]

What I’m reading at the moment: Mavericks at Work

I thought I would post what I am reading at the moment, seeing as I suggested last post that I havn’t read the Craig Hassed book yet. I’m currently reading Mavericks at Work: Why the most original minds in business win. The title is okay, if not a little wanky. But, the content is quite [...]

Searching for Work – Does this exist?

So, with my contract at World Vision expiring shortly (September 28th, I believe) the time has come to begin searching around for other alternatives should they not have any more work for me. As I have begun my search, I have struggled to find any relevant search engines which allow me to better to find [...]

Choosing the right project

I recently had the pleasure of being approached about being involved in another project with World Vision. This one came from the campaigns team, and involved thinking and playing a part in forming the strategy and potential tactics for their upcoming advocacy campaigns. It sounded fantastic – a bit of policy, stakeholder engagement, innovative thinking [...]