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WeBuyAnyCompany.com – it had to come @exitround
WeBuyAnyCar.com and WeBuyAnyBike.com have made the process of the distressed seller easier. You won’t get top dollar, but you know exactly where you stand with their simple business model and a clear...
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B&Q Job Application – priceless #funny
B&Q JOB APPLICATION This is an actual job application that a 75-year-old pensioner submitted to B&Q in Tunbridge Wells. They hired him because he was so funny…. NAME: Kenneth Way (Grumpy...
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Corporate branding (quite literally) – get a free tattoo #loyalty
In a recent article in Business Insider called Lots Of Huge Brands Are Giving Away Free Tattoos To Get Their Names Out There it seems that people are prepared to have a tattoo which is a company logo –...
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Multi-tasking – an example that actually works #funny @mrchrisaddison
Most multi-tasking is doing more than one thing at a time and getting a worse result than doing each one individually. But I came across a lovely example where it does work: Carpool (not carpooling)....
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Making a first impression – the perfect handshake #leadership #managing
You do it 15,000 times in you lifetime, but what is the initial impression you leave with the other person? Wimpy-limp wrist. Damp fish and clammy. Overly aggressive. Creepy-hold-on-too-long....
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It’s over man – just let me go. #spam #emailmarketing @hubspot #brilliant
Vaguely relevant junk email We all get unsolicited emails. Spam accounts for 78% of all email traffic according to Wikipedia. But now GoogleMail and companies like MessageLabs are pretty good at...
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Caller ID – just another way of embarrassing yourself (or saying what you...
In this very amusing video, it shows how we are learning to live with technology and struggling to realize how any form of privacy is rapidly disappearing. Just as I described in an earlier blog...
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The Nexus of Forces changes everything #gartner #nexus #bpm
The “perfect storm” of technology changes is coming together and will reshape every business on the planet . Is yours ready for it? The key theme for Gartner’s annual Symposium IT Expo and research for...
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How good are you at your job? This good? #social @oakley @BobBurnquist @redbull
Another example of awesome sportsmen hooked up with business powered by social media. Bob Burnquist has been described as the Danny MacAskill of skateboarding who is ripping through the air for...
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Entrepreneur is not a job description. Success is not a destination. #startup...
Entrepreneur is not a job description. Success is not a destination. Margaret Thatcher said “If you have to tell people you are a lady, your aren’t” or something like that. Is it the same from...
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Dogs and sprinklers. Go together like any food in US and melted cheese
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Red Bull Youth America’s Cup – press briefing streamed @RBYAC
Expectations are high for the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup. Spectators want to see exciting racing. Sailors want to see exciting racing. In a recent article called “The REAL America’s Cup” it was...
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You know it’s true #funny
1. Part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die. 2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong. 3. I take back...
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Conferences; enthusiastic delegate, reluctant attendee or conscientious...
The Fall conference season is starting and my diary is filling up with speaking gigs. But what is your attitude to conferences? Do you sign up as an enthusiastic delegate? Do you feel you need to...
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Gartner “Engage to Succeed” and improv for business. FREE eBook #gartnerpcc
At the Gartner Portals, Collaboration and Content Summit the theme is “Engage to Succeed”. And at the end of second day they have Neil Mullarkey, a professional improviser, talking about improv as a...
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When sailing gets in the way of work; time to retire @oracleopenworld...
It should have been beautifully coordinated. The plan was as follows: Oracle TeamUSA are victorious and hold onto the Cup with the last race no later that 21st Sept OralceOpenWorld starts on 22nd...
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A great speech by Tim Minchin. Critically points for the life. Beautifully...
1. Don’t have a dream 2. Don’t seek happiness 3. It’s all luck 4. Exercise 5. Be hard on your opinions 6. Be a teacher 7. Define yourself by what you love 8. respect people with less power than you 9....
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TUCON 2013 – great list of speakers but not all slides and talk… interviews...
New format, big risk, monster rewards Rather than go with the tried ( tired ) format of getting a client to present a hours worth of Powerpoint slides to a lifeless audience, we thought we’d go for a...
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The British accent gives you an extra 15 IQ points. Here’s how to do it in 2...
Sadly, it seems that simply having an English accent in America appears to make you sound brighter and more intellectual. But as I have discovered a number of parties here in the US, many people have...
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AR comes before PR – just look in the dictionary #analystrelations @gartner
You’re an innovative and growing software vendor, I get that. You’ve got a fab new product that’s going drive dramatic benefits for enterprise customers, I get that.You’ve even got a blog to push out...
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Halloween is coming. Pet shops brace themselves for the rush. Yes, really!!!!
The amount that people spend on pets is astonishing. This year was a record year in America for pet halloween costumes with $370 million, that is $70 million more than last year according to Time...
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BPM projects and a leap of faith #harrypotter #BPM
I was sitting with my two children watching the latest Harry Potter film and my mind began to wander. Maybe because I had lost track of the plot, the multiple characters or the bizarre twists of the...
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Cowboy builders and BPM practioners – they have a lot in common #BPM
A real cowboy When we mention we have a cowboy builder to our friends in the UK, they sagely nod their heads and say “Yes – I understand”. But they don’t. Actually our builder, Danny, is a real...
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Why the CIO hates Christmas #BYOD @apple @samsung
There are many reasons to hate Christmas; the endless adverts for CDs, DVDs and books since late October, every shop is playing Christmas carols or “I wish it was Christmas” by Slade, the Company...
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Quarks and cats. But is this progress? @royalinstitution @scienceshowoff...
My son. Max who is now 11, is into his science in a big way. Yes – he is a geek and he is proud of it. His knowledge of particle physics is extraordinary and we have been attending some of the evening...
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The end of an era…. I’ve left TIBCO
I have been honoured to lead the growth of Nimbus from a start-up in a bedroom in Emsworth through to acquisition by TIBCO. I have spent the last 2 years in TIBCO corporate helping establish a robust...
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Goodbye BPM/TQM, hello events (i.e. conferences). Looking back over 16 years.
I think my feelings around BPM, TQM, Six Sigma and process improvement are best summed up by this image. The caption says” The race for quality has no finish line, so technically it is a death march” I...
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Why the CIO hates Christmas #BYOD #CIO @apple @samsung
There are many reasons to hate Christmas; the endless adverts for CDs, DVDs and books since late October, every shop is playing Christmas carols or “I wish it was Christmas” by Slade, the Company...
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Scrooge. Does money make you #TED
Interesting studies. Not sure about the conclusions. But thought provoking. Filed under: Uncategorized
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What makes Silicon Valley unique… the good and the bad #tech #startup...
Why have you moved to the USA? I get asked often by Brits ”Why did you do it?” who are surprised at me moving the family back to San Francisco. To be honest the majority of these people have either a)...
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5 must read articles for startups to supercharge you in 2014 #startup
Bootstrapping 101 Getting your first 1000 users is easier than you think Raising $23 as Silicon Valley Outsider in less than 30 months Growing and enterprise SaaS company How to succeed in building...
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Microsoft’s inspirational SuperBowl ad #thoughtleadership. A new dawn or...
Microsoft’s SuperBowl ad was remarkable in a number of ways. First it was extremely thought provoking. It answered that question “What has technology done for us”. This comes at a time when tech...
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Even better than any of the SuperBowl ads – #inspirational
Those of you who follow my blog know that I love posting inspirational videos. because there is far more to life than process and events. Some of you may remember this fantastic “No excuses” Nike ad...
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Writing books: no longer a marketing secret, but this is too much
When we proposed writing a thought leadership book to educate the market and indirectly promote Nimbus, our VCs rolled their eyes and wrote us off as a bad investment. We wrote the book and built a...
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What hat are you wearing – multiple views of BPM #bpm
This is an excerpt from my recent book, co authored with Mark McGregor calledThinking of… People-Centric Process Management? Ask the Smart Questions published by Smart Questions One way that we have...
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Northern Tech Awards keynote features top goldfish impressions @gpbullhound...
But more seriously, if you are involved in technology in the North West of the UK, get along to this event. It is the where you will find the best and brightest and the perfect venue for networking....
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Presenting – how to rock, not suck. The 3 Fate Flaws
Public speaking – wowing an audience with confidence and ease. It is THE most under-rated skill that can super-charge your career. And in the past 15 years on the professional speaking circuit I have...
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Silicon Valley exposed in satirical tv show on @HBO starting Sunday
So not every one in Silicon Valley is a God, although some are as rich as Gods. And that desire to become insanely rich and maybe disrupt and industry along the way is what drives the bizarre behavior....
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I am not loyal to my airlines. Why should I be? #loyalty #customerexperience #cx
For years I have collected miles with a few different airlines, but have managed to fly only twice using my miles. Here, in one sentence, you have the problem with airline loyalty programs, but also my...
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Happiness has a Return on Investment… @ShawnRiegsecker @centro
I have written a number of posts about the importance of happy staff. One of the favorites was Happy Staff. I run a business not a bloody holiday camp. We all spend too much time at work vs doing...
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Wanna understand why not having a mobile strategy will KILL you, in one graph?
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Learn about nature and SMILE
We all learn more when we smile. Think about it. How much did you really remember about that Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) presentation at the last BPM conference? I doubt you smiled. Anyway....
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You have 2 cows. #fridayfunny
TWO COWS ~{Matthias Varga} SOCIALISM You have 2 cows. You give one to your neighbour COMMUNISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and gives you some milk FASCISM You have 2 cows. The State takes...
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Big data is (very) old news for sportsmen. They are showing the future for...
As the momentum grows for big data in businesses, it is sometimes useful to look outside to other markets to get a sense of what is happening or where the future lies. Sports is often held up as a...
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Present at events? Wanna get better? Get inside the mind of the very very...
In the pecking order of presenters, stand up comedians are at the very top. Sadly most business people are near the bottom just above the best man at a wedding. But for those who really want to...
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What if I was wrong all these years?
As founder and CEO of Nimbus I spent 14 years evangelizing the importance of processes as a way of driving improved operational performance. I don’t think anyone in the BPM community would have issue...
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My latest brilliant idea. www.monkeygirlfriend.com based on success of...
Based on the success, measured by column inches, of MonkeyParking I have decided to launch MonkeyGirlfriend. And possibly a sister site MonkeyExWife. For those of you not up to speed on the latest app,...
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