பகுதி - 2பழைய கனவுகளில் மூழ்கி, தலைப்பை மறந்து, பாதை மாறி, வெகு தூரம் வந்து விட்டேன்! மன்னியுங்கள்! மீண்டும் 1957 ஆகஸ்டு முதல் தேதிக்குப் போவோம்! காலைச் சிற்றுண்டி முடிந்தது. எனது ஞானத் தந்தை, முதல்வர், பேராசிரியர், தி.தனக்கோடி…
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மூன்று வியப்புகள்!!! - பகுதி - 2
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Nginx Continues Growth, Adds Commercial Offerings
ReadWriteWeb8 Feb 2012 | 4:30 pmAccording to the Netcraft Web Server Survey for February 2012, Nginx was "the only server to experience a non-negligible market share increase this month" by picking up 0.27 percentage points. Good news for the upstart Web server, just as the brand-new company behind Nginx takes the wraps off its commercial packages. Nginx has had quite the growth spurt over the past year. In February of last year Nginx had 7.57% of the market, or about 21 million domains hosted with Nginx. Microsoft had 20.04%, or about 57 million. Apache was at 60.10%, with more than 171 million domains. Sponsor… -
Bella-Vita Athena: Comfortable Heel for Wide Feet
Barking Dog Shoes7 Feb 2012 | 8:26 amI'm often hesitant to recommend a three-inch heel on Barking Dog Shoes. Am I sabotaging my divine call to help women find sensible footwear for their problem feet? And then comes the wondering. Must I consistently feature only cork/latex footbeds and rocker soles? But then I arrive at this conclusion. If a comfortable heel does exist, it is my job to show you. This website is a resource for all sizes and shapes of feet with myriad conditions. Today's feature is for heel-loving readers who want a more comfortable option with on-trend style elements. I chose the Bella-Vita Athena because it…
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மூன்று வியப்புகள்!!! - பகுதி - 2
22 Jan 2012 | 10:28 amபகுதி - 2பழைய கனவுகளில் மூழ்கி, தலைப்பை மறந்து, பாதை மாறி, வெகு தூரம் வந்து விட்டேன்! மன்னியுங்கள்! மீண்டும் 1957 ஆகஸ்டு முதல் தேதிக்குப் போவோம்! காலைச் சிற்றுண்டி முடிந்தது. எனது ஞானத் தந்தை, முதல்வர், பேராசிரியர், தி.தனக்கோடி… -
மூன்று வியப்புகள்!!!
18 Dec 2011 | 10:20 am1957- ஆம் ஆண்டு, ஆகஸ்டுத் திங்கள், முதல் நாள், அன்று தான் அதிராம்பட்டினம் மண்ணில் முதல் தடவையாகக் காலை வைத்தேன்! முதல் நாள் அன்றே மூன்று வியப்புக் குறிகள் என் நெஞ்சில் பதிந்தன!கல்லூரி இருக்கும் ஊர் பெரிய நகரமாக, மாட மாளிகைகள்,… -
ஐம்பது ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்!
11 Dec 2011 | 8:30 amஅதிரை நகரக் கல்வித் தந்தை ஹாஜி எஸ்.எம்.எஸ். ஷேக் ஜலாலுதீன் 28-01-1920 – ல் பிறந்தார். நகரத் தந்தை சேர்மன், முஹம்மது அபுல் ஹசன் மரைக்காயரின் ஒரே பிள்ளை; செல்லப்பிள்ளை; சேர்மன் தன் தந்தை ஹாஜி ஷேக் ஜலாலுதீன் பெயரைப் பிள்ளைக்குச்… -
எம் சிந்தையைக் கவர்ந்த கல்வித் தந்தை!
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நடையா, இது நடையா! நற் கடமையன்றோ நடக்குது!
2 Nov 2011 | 7:39 pm“நான் வாக்கிங் போகும்போது கச்சலை அவிழ்த்து விட்டு,சலாம் சொல்லிக் கடக்குமளவுக்கு மதிப்பிற்குரிய வாத்தியார்களின் ராஜபாட்டை நடைப் பயிற்சி தொடர்கிறதா?” என்று, உமர் வரலாறு ஆக்கத்துக்குக் ‘கமென்ட்’ எழுதிய கவிஞர் சபீர்…
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Whose Shoes Wednesday
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The Greatest Beauty Product of All Time
6 Feb 2012 | 4:46 pmManolo says, behold! Cold Plasma from Perricone, the greatest and bestest $155 per ounce skin cream of all time! The reviewers all agree, it provides the unforgettable experience! 1. I got this as a sample. I put it on and my face felt so nice right after, I really wanted to like this but the smell!!! It was so bad it was making me gag. I had to wash my face 3 times to get rid of it. Ever walk by a little fish pond on a hot day? And you can smell the fish in the water? Thats what this smells like. 2. It’s just disgusting, the smell is simply wrong, but the results are right! I’ll… -
Meanwhile, In the Dystopian Future…
6 Feb 2012 | 10:08 amThe Empress Ming the Merciless prepares to give birth to the new age of despotism! Indeed, the Manolo is only half joking, for as the more he watched the Madonna-tacular show of the halftime, the more he was struck by the unshakeable impression that this was the sort of Nuremberg Rally for the new age of crass narcissism aborning. Beginning with its imperial fanfare and militaristic pomp, progressing through the forced adoration of the Glorious Leader (L-U-V Madonna! L-U-V Madonna!), and culminating in her apotheosis as the goddess and chief priestess of her own cult of personality, Madonna… -
Manolo the Columnist: Wystere from AK Anne Klein
3 Feb 2012 | 6:18 amManolo says, here is the Manolo’s late column for the Express of the Washington Post. Dear Manolo, I’m a teacher at an all-girls high school. I need a pair of low-key heels to wear to Prom, graduation and a family wedding this spring. Something that will not break the bank. Kristen Manolo says, oh, how the Manolo well remembers the night of the grand prom at his alma mater, Our Lady of the Flaming Spleen Country Day School (who motto is still “The Wrathful Word Turneth Away Evil”). How could anyone forget Sister Assumpta, looking like Ernest Borgnine in the wimple, standing at… -
The Cardboard Art of Christian Tagliavini
1 Feb 2012 | 6:17 pmManolo says, why has no one until now told the Manolo about the work of the photographer Christian Tagliavini? It is so wonderfully amusing, and made out of the cardboard. Taking 13 months to complete, 1503 is largely inspired by the masters of the Renaissance, notably Agnolo di Cosimo (usually known as ‘Il Bronzino’) who was born in the same year as the title. Using cardboard & paper in place of material allows Tagliavini to design each item from the patterning to the final construction of form completely. In his series Dame Di Cartone (literal translation: ‘Cardboard Ladies’)…
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NYT > Fashion & Style
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The Fashion Week Buzz
8 Feb 2012 | 3:48 pmA preview of the must-attend parties and live shows during New York Fashion Week. -
New Products - Beauty Spots
8 Feb 2012 | 3:25 pmA new flagship site for the Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa; facials, blowouts and workouts at Le Parker Meridien Hotel; and waxing and exfoliants at the European Wax Center. -
Skin Deep: Skin Brighteners Find a Welcome
8 Feb 2012 | 3:22 pmA new crop of skin lighteners is being marketed for all skin tones to treat everything from acne scars to sunspots. -
Noticed: The Hermès Évelyne Bag Surges in Popularity
8 Feb 2012 | 3:05 pmThe Évelyne, originally for riding, has found its way out of equestrian shops and onto Manhattan streets. -
Calla Haynes Introduces Her Line, Calla, at New York Fashion Week
8 Feb 2012 | 2:47 pmMs. Haynes is bringing her clothing line, Calla, to New York Fashion Week.
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ReadWriteWeb
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Nginx Continues Growth, Adds Commercial Offerings
8 Feb 2012 | 4:30 pmAccording to the Netcraft Web Server Survey for February 2012, Nginx was "the only server to experience a non-negligible market share increase this month" by picking up 0.27 percentage points. Good news for the upstart Web server, just as the brand-new company behind Nginx takes the wraps off its commercial packages. Nginx has had quite the growth spurt over the past year. In February of last year Nginx had 7.57% of the market, or about 21 million domains hosted with Nginx. Microsoft had 20.04%, or about 57 million. Apache was at 60.10%, with more than 171 million domains. Sponsor… -
Do Your Users Get You? Test Them With Solidify
8 Feb 2012 | 3:59 pmZURB launched yet another free and handy design application to help anyone test Web products they're working on. This one is called Solidify. It takes care of one of the most annoying parts of building an interface: testing clickable prototypes. Solidify lets you build a working test of your design and give it to users to see if it makes sense to them. It also gives you analytics on how your testers performed. Along with the new app, ZURB opened a new apps page showcasing all the great Web design helpers it has made, many of which we've covered on ReadWriteWeb. ZURB's tools let you make… -
Google Confirms Motorola Licensees Pay 2.25% Per-Unit Royalties
8 Feb 2012 | 3:45 pmIf all goes according to plan, the same company which last year asserted that patents were essentially legal weapons in an unfair war against the Android operating system, will find itself the owner of one of the largest technology portfolios anywhere in the world. Today, Google took steps to assure many of Motorola Mobility's (MMI) existing licensees that it would adhere to that company's existing reasonable and non-discriminatory (RAND) licensing practices for mobile technologies. This after Apple sent a letter to a European Telecommunications Standards Institute last November 11 - as first… -
Akamai Invests in Obliterating America's Broadband Speed Deficit
8 Feb 2012 | 3:30 pmLast week, my colleague David Strom reported on the latest annual "State of the Internet" report from content delivery network Akamai. The report showed that while Americans are finally experiencing faster average broadband speeds on a quarter-by-quarter basis, those speeds only began eclipsing those of Sweden in the second half of 2010, and still have about 40% of gap to close if it hopes to achieve par with Japan - which, at this rate, it might do in about a decade. If Web connection speeds are, as Google has said so often in touting the performance of its Chrome Web browser, essentially a… -
Add Change Tracking to Online Text Editing with Ice.js
8 Feb 2012 | 3:01 pmIf you're looking to add change tracking to a Web app, you might want to take a look at Ice from the CMS group at the New York Times. Ice (or Ice.js) is an implementation of change tracking for any content-editable element on the Web. It can track changes (inserts, deletes) from multiple users, and has some optional plugins for converting "smart" quotes and creating em-dashes. Sponsor Hands-on experience is probably the best way to get an idea what Ice.js can do. The current demo shows a plain content-editable element with Ice.js as well as a TinyMCE instance using Ice.js as a plugin. The…
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Barking Dog Shoes
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Bella-Vita Athena: Comfortable Heel for Wide Feet
7 Feb 2012 | 8:26 amI'm often hesitant to recommend a three-inch heel on Barking Dog Shoes. Am I sabotaging my divine call to help women find sensible footwear for their problem feet? And then comes the wondering. Must I consistently feature only cork/latex footbeds and rocker soles? But then I arrive at this conclusion. If a comfortable heel does exist, it is my job to show you. This website is a resource for all sizes and shapes of feet with myriad conditions. Today's feature is for heel-loving readers who want a more comfortable option with on-trend style elements. I chose the Bella-Vita Athena because it… -
Comfortable Shoes for Painful Instep
1 Feb 2012 | 9:14 pmSome days it's not about bunions. Today the instep gets its 15 minutes. It sits there quietly on top of your foot day after day holding your mary jane straps up, not to mention your ankle. But what to do when it says, "enough?" Reader T. wrote to the Barking Dog last week with this very problem. She has developed a bump on the top of her midfoot, at the instep, that makes wearing certain popular styles like the mary jane a painful endeavor indeed. And you know the comfort shoe genre: it's all about the mary jane whether a velcro, hook and loop or buckle closure. Reader T. is a 62 year-old… -
The Keen Sienna MJ is Back; This Time in Canvas
26 Jan 2012 | 8:19 amUp until this week, there were only five pairs of Keen Sienna MJs left in the whole, wide world. Three scuffed up pairs on eBay and two on Sierra Trading Post: both size 5. All right, so maybe that's a stretch, but I had come to accept that I'd never see this formerly discontinued style again. After a two year hiatus, Keen is reintroducing the Sienna MJ; this time in canvas. I've always loved the streamlined (for Keen) look of the Sienna, but how does it feel? Since the canvas version is brand new, reviews are scant. However, I was able to find plenty of reviews for the former Sienna in… -
Dansko Rylan Boot
23 Jan 2012 | 9:28 pmPhoto credit: Dean Powell from Footwear Plus Dansko Supplement Isn't she lovely? Isn't she wonderful? The Dansko Rylan from the Rio collection... ...for the gal who loves the western-chic look of Frye, yet needs the all-day comfort and support of Dansko. Valentine's Day is in three weeks. Print this out and put it by your sweetheart's laptop. Other than the Rylan's drop-dead good looks, here are four reasons why it's better than chocolate, roses or a new blender. 1. Arch support and then some. 2. Accommodates wider calves. 3. Genuine wood midsole provides stability (if too much bend in…
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Worn Out? Stars Step Out in Same Style!
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Weekend Fashion Warriors
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Tops & Flops: The Week in Fashion
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Fierce Fashions: Stars Go for Bold Colors at 'Journey 2' Premiere
3 Feb 2012 | 4:49 pmCelebs like Rachel McAdams, Ashley Tisdale, and Vanessa Hudgens opted for bright and bold colors at the premiere of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island premiere at the Chinese Theatre on February 2, 2012 in Hollywood. Check out their and other stars' vibrant red-carpet style!
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Mashable!
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7 Pinterest Clones: Can You Tell the Difference?
8 Feb 2012 | 7:11 am“It’s like Pinterest, but…” Welcome to my inbox for the last several months. Just as the world now has a Groupon and a Birchbox for everything, so too is Pinterest creating a wake of copy-cat sites. We’re not talking about sites that merely incorporate Pinterest’s design elements. There are sites that have copied Pinterest’s style, functionality and even portions of its name. Pinterest hasn’t released user numbers, but one study found it drives more traffic to websites than Google+, YouTube and LinkedIn combined. Copy-cat sites are another… -
Brazil Sues Twitter Over Speed Trap, Roadblock Tweets
8 Feb 2012 | 6:55 amIn what may be the first test of Twitter‘s new international censorship strategy, Brazil is suing the company over tweets that warn drivers of police roadblocks and speed traps. The suit, filed in a federal court in Goias by the attorney general’s office, is also going after users who compose the tweets. Brazil’s government is levying fines of $290,000 until Twitter changes course. The government charges that such tweets break the law and directly endanger “life, safety and property,” CNN reports. The roadblocks, the suit contends, may thwart purveyors of other… -
Sprint Reports Strong iPhone Sales in Q4 2011
8 Feb 2012 | 6:39 amSprint‘s Q4 2011 earnings report is out, and the results aren’t stellar, but strong iPhone sales are among the highlights. The company reported a $1.3 billion net loss on a $8.72 billion revenue, with much of the losses attributed to iPhone subsidizing costs. Sprint said its iPhone sales in the quarter were 1.8 million, 40% of which were to new customers. However, one has to keep in mind that if Sprint sold more iPhones, its loss would be even bigger. Overall, Sprint now has 55 million net subscribers — 1.6 million more than in Q3 2011; 33 million of those subscribers are… -
8 Legal Steps for Starting Your Business
8 Feb 2012 | 6:23 amThis post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. With each new year, budding entrepreneurs look to turn their vision into a business. These startups are often overflowing with tremendous ideas, energy and optimism — but don’t always have a roadmap for the legal aspects involved in starting a business. In the flurry of drumming up new customers, getting ready for a website launch and building the first prototype, it’s all too easy to put off some of the less… -
Paul McCartney’s Next Performance Is Coming to You Live, and for Free, on iTunes
8 Feb 2012 | 5:48 amEver since The Beatles and Apple kissed and made up in 2007, Apple products and its fans can’t seem to get enough of the fab four and its surviving members. The service already has the legendary group’s 13 studio albums (added to iTunes in 2010) and now Apple is helping former Beatle Paul McCartney promote his latest album with a free live stream of his performance from Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Calif., on Feb. 9. The album, Kisses on the Bottom, is not a Beatles retrospective. Instead, McCartney is treading the well-worn path of countless other aging rockers and singing songs…
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Bag Snob
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Top 5 Printed Bags: Prints Charming
8 Feb 2012 | 9:00 amBags never go unnoticed when it comes to trends, and right now, more than ever, it’s all about prints. These are not your run-of-the-mill stripes and checks. We’re after the patterns with a vivacious, cheeky twist. From florals to exotics to cameo-inspired faces, we’ve got all your prints covered. Which one charms your heart? 1) Stella McCartney Hawaiian-Print Canvas Shopper: Once cheesy, the souvenir-style Hawaiian print is executed in sophisticated fashion, a feat only achievable by Stella. On Net-a-Porter for $635. 2) Balenciaga Paper Printed Leather Tote Bag: Flowers gone… -
Chanel Valentine’s Day Collection: Fall in Love All Over Again
8 Feb 2012 | 6:00 amGorgeous shimmering metallic gold says, “I love you” just as well as any shade of red. When it’s by Chanel, you know it’s true love! Their Valentine’s Day 2012 collection is purely iconic awash in pure, dreamy shades of metal and blush. Petite pieces – ideal for gift-giving and receiving – like textural, python-effect taupe pochettes; an iridescent gold quilted clutch that crumples in the fashion of a chic lunch bag; a pearly cosmetic case; floral-stitched key holder; and iPad case are all more practical and neutral than many of Chanel’s recent launches. These are wearable… -
Yves Saint Laurent Ostrich Leather Handbag: Ooh-La-La Ostrich
8 Feb 2012 | 3:00 amOh, I do love my ostrich. There’s something about that grainy, spotty, bumpy yet luxurious texture that really gets me going. When skin already has so much going on, Yves Saint Laurent knows you have to keep the shape simple. They smartly opted for just a hint of pull-it-all-together detail: a strap that goes from the bottom up, for a twist on a classic style. Don’t worry – the strap is stitched in, so it won’t be flopping around haphazardly. It gains even more polish with a structured top-handle, standing at attention with strong metal hardware at the base. I’m not usually one to… -
Jason Wu Pre-Fall 2012 Collection: Power Play
7 Feb 2012 | 9:00 amIt looks like Miss Wu is growing younger with age – in a good way! With miniature styles and spunky details, Jason Wu is feeling less mature and more on-trend for Pre-Fall 2012. There’s a strong sense of cuteness at play. Even with classically streamlined foundations, no bag is taken too seriously – scalloped details, plump hanging tabs, and contrasting hues of matter leather against patent make sure we know that. The Jourdan cross-body chain-strap wallet is clean with a fair amount of intrigue, and the petite scale is just the size I’m craving these days. Karlie, a streamlined… -
WINNER! Facebook Giveaway– Monika Chiang Snakeskin Clutch!
7 Feb 2012 | 8:28 amCongrats to Mabyn S. of Baton Rouge, LA! Enjoy your Monika Chiang clutch! xo The Snobs Didn’t get a fab new bag for Christmas? Don’t fret, we are giving away a gorgeous Monika Chiang glazed snakeskin clutch in jade green! This oversized clutch is not only stunning, it’s ultra functional. Exterior zipped pocket allows for easy access while the entire 15″ wide clutch unfolds to hold anything you require. Total snob bag if you ask me and I wish I could keep it but you deserve the best! To win: You MUST like both Monika Chiang and Bag Snob pages. Leave us a comment that…
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Feb 7: At Last
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Celebrating February's Birthstone: The Amethyst
6 Feb 2012 | 12:00 pmI admit, I have a rather romanticized take on the amethyst. Click through for some of my favorite amethyst earrings.--Claudia Mata -
Christina Finds Her Voice
6 Feb 2012 | 8:00 amThe pop diva comes clean about her fall from grace and how she's singing her way back to the top. -
Table-Hopping With...Barbara Davis
6 Feb 2012 | 7:00 amWhen lunching with Hollywood's social queen, you'll be taking the long way through the Polo Lounge, as Fred Schruers learns. -
Don't Miss: Thomas Ruff
3 Feb 2012 | 7:00 amA space-defying Thomas Ruff retrospective.
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The Engaging Brand
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How Memories are Made and Unmade
8 Feb 2012 | 11:47 amIt strikes me as odd that we see the future as unmade and the past as made, because in a sense I think it works the other way! I was coaching a leadership team today and when they started to talk about an acquisition, it was really interesting to compare how people perceived what had happened. This is so often true. We imagine that the past fixed and yet as we talk about the past we preserve it, but we also slightly evolve it based on our emotional investment. Memories are made, unmade..... Ironically, we also make the future with the decisions we take today. We decide our future by what we… -
How to Optimize Your Resume with Social Media
7 Feb 2012 | 9:35 amThere are two things we know for certain about today’s economy. 1) Finding jobs is getting more and more difficult, for both college educated and non-college educated people. 2) Social media has made job hunting and job candidate hunting trickier. Social media brings a degree of transparency - for better or worse - to the application and interview process that wasn’t there before.In the old world, before the heavy use of LinkedIn and Facebook, employers relied on personal networks to find great candidates. Now, they combine that with these impressive social networks, not just for fact… -
Why Social Media Can Work For Your Brand
6 Feb 2012 | 7:01 amIt is often said that art externalises and fixes beliefs. When we express our ideas in whatever format, we bring our ideas to life. Social media is an art form. It allows us to share experiences, expectations, fears and hopes in a format that personalises what you stand for.... The social part of this kind of media means that it can be shared. Just like art, the 'can be shared' can be transformed into 'will be shared' if it reflects real life, real problems, real facts or real opportunities which people can relate to... And just like art, there is nothing new to share...there is just your… -
Show 371 - Little Black Book of Innovation
3 Feb 2012 | 3:04 amI hope you enjoyed last weeks show on Steve Jobs and here is show 371 of The Engaging Brand business and marketing podcast talking about social media, leadership and marketing and sponsored today by MozyPro Online Backup: Simple, Automatic & Secure Backup - for special offer try today! Today Scott Anthony of Innosight joins Anna Farmery to discuss The Little Black Book of Innovation and we discuss The paradox of innovation - the optimism of the word and yet the stress it causes How to look at innovation The idea of "thunk' value How we all have to find our inner salesperson Is… -
Martin Luther King on Consensus
1 Feb 2012 | 11:15 amConsensus is a word you hear alot in businesses. And yet I always struggle with the idea...although it seems a good one....I think it can be a dangerous one. Consensus is a compromise.....or in another sense, no one is happy! Consensus tends to take you to mainstream rather than the edges were the premium lies Consensus is settling rather than inspiring Consensus is a lack of leadership...why? Think of what Martin Luther King said "Ultimately a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus" I see consensus can be a sign that people have not bought into the vision,…
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Leadership Consultant - Bill Hogg » Blog
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What Values Are You Communicating?
30 Jan 2012 | 6:20 amRecently I executed an employee engagement survey across a client organization. When I compared the senior executive team with the blended front-line results I discovered a very troubling outcome. The senior executives were almost unanimous in the belief that they had done an excellent job of communicating the core values of the organization — yet results from the front-line indicated exactly the opposite. Even worse, some of the comments indicated that the values the front-line were observing were inconsistent with the “advertised” values. Too many organizations believe… -
Is Your Leadership Limiting Your Organizations Ability to Grow?
12 Jan 2012 | 8:43 amThis is the first in our series of articles that looks at leadership capacity and its impact on organizational growth and transformation. The full series will be available for download as a white paper once it is completed. Leadership capacity is more than simply skill development; it’s about performance, growth, transformation and change. For the purpose of our discussion in this series of articles, let’s define it as; “Leadership Capacity is the skilful use of leadership attributes for the growth and development of ourselves, our colleagues and our organization”. -
Are You Really Incubating Fresh Ideas and Thinking?
3 Jan 2012 | 11:46 amAre you finding that you are not hearing the fresh ideas and new thinking in your organization that you would like. Are you often faced with sitting through presentations that sound like the same ideas rehashed again and again. Well maybe you are burying good ideas under a bad process. Before you hear their ideas — are your teams spending time getting them “right”? Are they vetted, reviewed, revised and debated around in circles until all the edginess and excitement has been “fine-tuned” right out of existence. Imagine if ideas for the iPhone had been fine-tuned… -
Start, Stop, Do Different
1 Dec 2011 | 6:41 amMany people are familiar with the expression, Start, Stop, Do Different from personal evaluation processes — those regularly scheduled reviews by our supervisor. They will often use this outline to give us feedback of our performance. But I also think it should be used more regularly, both personally and with colleagues. No leader improves without feedback and personal introspection. So rather than waiting for a formal review by a supervisors, consider asking your colleagues these questions. What should I start doing? What activities or behaviours should I add into my daily activities… -
Best Practices Are Not Always Best Practice
17 Nov 2011 | 9:31 amBest Practices. Another great business term we all know and love. We love to throw out in meetings because it sounds good and rarely will anyone disagree. It’s safe. But is it wise. Who said that adopting best practices is right for your business? Maybe it’s the wrong thing to do in your case. Sacrilege? Maybe, but here are few thoughts to consider before deciding whether to adopt best practices or develop your own best practices. Are They Transferable? If the best practices are to work effectively in your business, then the businesses have to have similarities. Do you share…
