Cancer 2012 Congratulations? Perhaps – but don’t get excited. I mean I am lucky enough to be fully engaged in my work. I love my work, and as I work alone it is easy to be engaged with my company – because I am it! ‘Employee engagement’ is a term you hear thrown around in business these days. It is …
US vs NZ
April 2012 It may sound like a game but it’s about comparison. Lately I came across two things comparing these two countries. One is a article on a book called Fairness and Freedom by David Hackett Fischer. The other is an article from the New York Times called Elephants Down Under by Thomas L. Friedman. Both are written by Americans who …
Who are these futurists?
Scorpio 2011 Indeed “who are these futurists?” is a question I have often asked. Every now and then I search the web looking for what a futurist does. Or even for a definition of what one might be. I have thought about going back to university again as I want to continue my research. I so enjoyed the work I …
Talkin’ ’bout my generation
Cancer 2011 Cancer time – one of the sensitive water signs. With all the opinions being aired in an emotional way about Rupert Murdoch, News of the World and that redhead Rebekah Brooks, astrologers have been having a field day. A birth time for Murdoch which is categorised as B, pretty good, is doing the rounds. Yes, we astrologers have …
Brothers fight settled – surprise for the UK Labour Party?
September 2010 After all the waiting I have talked about in the past – for a cabinet in Holland, a government in other countries, the economy to do something – we at least have an answer as to which of the brothers Miliband will rule the UK Labour party. David and Ed have been at it for sometime, along with other contenders. …
World Cup – oh no – not again!
Cancer 2010 Cancer – the sign of the patriot – what better time of year to have a World Cup? But now it’s over, what is everyone doing? Do you miss it? Can’t say I do – it’s wonderfully quiet and I can get on with some work. Although I found the whole phenomenon absolutely fascinating. It highlights the power …