In the future satellites will be listening in on human activity and when a strong-armed robbery takes place and a gun is fired the satellite will pick up that sound and relay that information to the police. In doing so the satellite will also zoom in on the target and begin tracking them. Resistance is futile and the robbers will be caught and we will have a safer society. Of course you can already see the ACLU calling...

Did you know that the Internet can totally replace your existing phone line? With broadband phone service (also knows as VoIP service), you can make and receive telephone calls using a regular phone without the assistance of your local phone company. Instead, the phone plugs directly into a broadband internet connection, either cable or DSL. You need two things to turn your internet connection into a personal phone line:...

From the personal and professional experiences of other colleagues and myself, one of the more critical success factors for management is implementation. Through my observations, I have discovered that people and organization spend a great deal of resources including time, dollars and the cumulative total of the energy generated from these efforts to create business or strategic plans. Yet, these very same costly plans...

“There are two types of speakers; those that are nervous andthose that are liars.” Mark TwainMost of us put public speaking at the top of our list of thingsto avoid. Then along comes that promotion or new opportunity,and with it, new responsibilities. Among them: communicating,powerfully and effectively in public. Before you rush to get outof that responsibility, consider what it can do for you.This one ability–communicating...

Times of cost cutting and downsizing has dramatically impacted the way employees look at their careers. Employees at all levels now know better than ever that job security is no longer something they can count on. They’ve been required to think bigger, look at other options and do whatever it takes to prepare themselves for the future. In essence, they have let go of their corporate commitment and become “free...

MSN – Learn to use its full capacity MSN Messenger (or Microsoft Networks Messenger to give its full title) is one of the most popular Instant Communication Applications on the Internet. The rise from birth in 1995 has been as rocky as it has been dramatic. After initially failing to capture the attention of the Internet Users, the addition of MSN Messenger to the Windows 1995 package was a major turning...

When you are acclaimed for excellence during times of crisis you may not feel so good in a non-crisis environment. You may not shine so bright, perform so well, be quite so acclaimed. If crisis is how you satisfy your personal need to be needed, to feel accomplished, to be respected, to be heard, to be noticed, blah blah blah, then you will naturally seek out, create, attract, be drawn into situations that will allow...

Feel drawn to Germanys sylvan valleys and pristine alpine peaks? Does Beethovens music beckon you? Do you swoon over by Germanys grandiose architecture and enchanting art and culture? Or do you just yearn for a taste of the country that brews the best beer in the world.Now, connecting with Germany, and making calls to friends and family is quick and extremely cheap. Amongst a population of an estimated 81,338,000 people,...

Last month I talked about the Skilled Facilitator principle of being curious. This month I want to talk about the complementary principle transparency. Transparency has recently become a popular topic in business as organizations seek to build (or rebuild) trust with customers, shareholders, and employees. This morning as I opened the op-ed page of my Sunday New York Times, the title read, “The New Public [NY Times]...

Do you remember the days? Firing up your 200Mhz turbo PowerPC, dialling up using your 56k modem, waiting an age for your hotmail page to show up, waiting some more to check your e-mails only to have your connection die just as you hit the send button! How times change. It’s funny, once you’ve used broadband you quickly forget how painful the dial up connection was. I used to run my business on dial up and...