I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a great 2011. I would like to thank my family for their support in 2010 and especially my friends – Peter, Robert, Steve for their support also during the year. Every year has its ups and downs 2010 has been a bigger roller coaster than […]
Australian Economy: Factors to watch in 2011
These are observations of  factors I think will change the Australian market in 2011.  Other short-term factors will come into play that could change any or all of these factors. I predict these with great trepidation as I have heard only a fool predicts the future of any economy but it was fun exercise to think about. […]
Pigeon-holing employees – a recipe for employee churn
Recently, I have noticed more and more businesses are pigeon-holing people based on skill or one required task. Its not just corporate cultures who are doing this, I have seen more and more smaller firms hire people based alone on one skill set. It is becoming more prominent in China as businesses try to streamline […]
Design changes the way you live, work and play everyday
Design affects you everyday from the time you rise from your bed to the time you come home and retire to bed. Design is everywhere and helps you in every way achieve you goals for the day. Design occurs from the mundane such as tap or door to the highly sophisticated such as a car or plane […]
Spanish Ghost towns – urban planning via market forces
Much has been written about the ghost towns of China and its now interesting to see that ghost towns in Europe are now popping up in the media such as the recent New York Times article Newly Built Ghost Towns Haunt Banks in Spain. The Chinese ghost town have various reasons for occurring but from […]