Rest assured, I am not against The Khan Academy … at least not entirely. There are several reasons to celebrate what its founder, Sal Khan, and the team have done: Where I take umbrage with The Khan Academy is its inability to properly position wh...
For those that know me well, I’m a proud papa to three young goats aged 8, 6 and 4. For those that know me well, I’m a proud papa to three young goats aged 8, 6 and 4. beloved Mybeloved is also in the education ranks (we met in Montreal through ou...
On the dates of 25 January through 26 January, 2012, I had the opportunity to participate for the first time in the Learning Without Frontiers “Future of Learning Conference and Festival” held at Olympia in London, England. As the title of this po...
When new employees enter into an organization for the first time, they have previously been feted with the perks, benefits, and niceties of working at said company. The recruitment department is, at times, akin to the flight attendants of our airp...
According to Philip Schiller, Apple’s Senior Vice-President of Worldwide Marketing and Eddy Cue, Apple’s Senior Vice-President of Internet Software and Services, there are: Today’s announcement by Apple launching iBooks 2, iBooks Author and an iTu...
I’m not exactly a religious guy, in fact, I’d probably argue that I’m a “Cafeteria Catholic” (oh, the blasphemy) but I’ve nonetheless always remembered a Mother Theresa quotation: As a leader of people for many years now, I hope my colleagues (for...
If 2011 was about quid-pro-quo … or reciprocity as I deemed it, it’s my wish for the year 2012 to be about the interlocutor. Let’s face it, the shift to a virtual operating model is on. Corporations are altering (and allowing) their employees to w...
Over the Christmas break (I’m Christian, so it’s still ok to say Christmas in my books) I did some thinking in and amongst my usual stream of food, alcohol and late night debaucheries. What am I going to be when I grow up? In 2011, I turned 40 (do...
As the world becomes smaller, our opportunities become more common. A big thanks to everyone I liaised with in person over 2011 at various functions, events and settings. I’d love for it to continue next year. An equal thanks to those of you who v...
Google engineers, for some time now, have been apportioned 20% of their time to focus on things they are passionate about. Google even makes mention of it in their job descriptions. It’s time for leaders, particularly senior leaders, to introduce ...
