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Entries from March 2009

Bucketworks commercial – A sign of things to come

March 27th, 2009 · No Comments

My friends at Bucketworks have done a great job of putting their message in to a 30 second spot. Check it out:
http://blip.tv/file/1921550?filename=Raster-BucketworksRadioCommercial603.mp3

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Tags: Local Impact

First step to recovery is admitting that you have a problem.

March 25th, 2009 · No Comments

The old AA principle actually seems to fit the economics, as well as personal recovery.
It seems that one of the key dinamics that has changed is that people have adjusted their expectations, refocused their priorities and have decided to move on with their life. Being laid off, while unplesant and while still causes panic, is [...]

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Tags: Economics

The importance of the process

March 20th, 2009 · No Comments

Bad processes can make even the best workers look bad, feel bad and be discouraged. Good processes, on the other hand, make even mideocre workers moderately successful. While no process can replace having the attitude of caring, the process can certainly vastly impact the quality of care.
By looking at the processes broadly, a business can [...]

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Tags: 4. Effective Method

It appears that the recession is ending

March 18th, 2009 · No Comments

About 3-4 weeks ago, I first noticed it in my neighborhood. Yes, people are being laid off like crazy. Yes, everyone is in a lot of pain. But for the first time I really saw general public joke about it. The expectations got adjusted and many people just said it is time to move on [...]

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Tags: Economics

Our society values effort, more than results

March 13th, 2009 · No Comments

One of the fundamental things that has to change, for us to thrive as a species, is the focus shift from effort to results.
For example, in academia we award Doctorate (lit. Teacher) degrees to people who clearly cannot teach, who have never tought, and often do not even have anyting of merit to teach. We [...]

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Tags: 4. Effective Method · Education