"However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results"...WC Print

Recently an ulcer in my mouth was quite distressing. I attempted to research it to find some sort of relief. You would think for such a simple thing as an ulcer in the mouth would be easy to find a remedy. But it is not so unless you ask the right questions. 

 Even so I did manage to record a short video about this dilemma. Trade work going on around me filled the air with dust hence the cover sheet hanging behind me to protect the pictures on my wall. 

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Its what’s said that inspires,

but what’s written transpires.

Sometimes we get it mixed up. This post was accidently published under Performance Controller but was intended for a “Humour for all Occasions.

So to keep faith with our theme, we have moved it. But now you see we do have a life after all.

Take a look at it any way. It could be fun, And there may also be some good jokes there that you can use.

But just be careful. There are over 300 jokes there sent in by all our mates and they can be a real time waster.  So don’t send this link to your staff or your kids doing homework.  Bookmarks work better anyway or you can always subscribe or use RSS feed.

If you have some good ones to share you can send them to me and I will post them. Roland.F.Chessman@myshercon.com

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I tried an experiment last month with an off the cuff speech about listening. When I played it back I had some harsh realizations where I see I need to improve. Being my own critic however I find is futile so I have decided to make it public. 

This unedited version was as I recorded it straight onto YouTube. I would value others option but more on the content than the delivery. Although I am happy for personal feedback too.

I would also like some views of how people perceive how others see they are being heard,  especially when they try to make an important point.

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There is something not quite right about this video. It has been around for while and collected quite a lot of comments, many not all that flattering.

Larry Ellison in this video reminded me of Dean Martin the comedian, but nowhere near as endearing.  I must admit I did found myself enjoying his lampooning. In the safety of his disciples he also gives Microsoft stick. 

Maybe it is because we see some lighthearted human side of this man whose personal image syncs with the ruthless practices of the Giant Oracle business he started and still heads.

Disliked or not by non disciples this leader of giants lightheartedly reduces cloud computing to the simplicity of what it is really is:

The cloud is Computers hooked up to Networks, that’s all it is.

He also distinguishes SaaS as a packaged business model for rental of computing services This is not new either past now and the future, so nothing new. 

Taking some advice of a long time journalist mate who says don’t just be mesmerised by a good show, always go for balance. which I did

I found another video by  Marc Benioff CEO of the cloud computing giant, Salesforce.com who lampoons Ellison.

They are each quite short. Enjoy them both !!!

First: Why Larry Ellison hates Cloud computing

Then Benioff who will always be Benioff, even sick like he was at this conference.

when asked about the Oracle CEO flip-flop cloud computing strategy, the Salesforce.com CEO and co-founder just couldn’t help ridicule his former mentor,

Here is the response in text

Larry Ellison.6 months ago he said its ridiculous and made some very caustic remarks which is not very much like him and then he said something very Zen in a kind of very spiritual or mentor way the key to cloud computing, the key grasshopper to on-demand is on premise.

And the key to on-premise is on-demand. And you can not have on-demand without on-premise, and you can not have on-premise without on-demand.

It was very Zen.

It was like hitting a new level of enlightenment when I heard of it. This guys got it. On-demand is on-premise and yet on-premise is on-demand.

And if you can understand that then you’ll know why cloud computing is what it is.

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Here is Something to enjoy. I found this on Clair Hanbury’s site. She is proactively focusing on a project with Unesco to find best policy and practice on pre-service teacher training on HIV and Aids. Check her out if you are interested to know more.

In the meantime here is a Louis Armstrong version of  “What a Wonderful World” from performer Raymond Crowe.

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It’s time again for the annual ‘Stella Awards’! For those unfamiliar with these awards, they are named after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck who spilled hot coffee on herself and successfully sued McDonald’s in New Mexico, where she purchased coffee. You remember, she took the lid off the coffee and put it between her knees while she was driving. Who would ever think one could get burned doing that, right? That’s right; these are awards for the most outlandish lawsuits and verdicts in the U.S.  You know, the kinds of cases that make you scratch your head. So keep your head scratcher handy.

            Here are the Stella’s finalists for the past year:

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Sometimes we can get all profound and studied about understanding human behavior and the types of people we need to to run our business.

And for that of course we need to look at the definitions of the important demographic classes.

This is one I got in my email today that attempts to define the emerging "Y" Generation

As my colleague from Newfoundland in Canada, who sent me this cartoon said, Now, make someone else laugh. And have a great day!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_generations

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They say you should never complain, never explain and never threaten to resign. That is one of the Golden Rules of life. On this occasion I am going to break it and explain a mistake in my post earlier this week,  entitled NEVER Be The First To Get Old

The content was a poem, intended for another blog called Humour for all Occasions.

That blog hosts jokes that some of my friends share with me on a regular basis. You know, the ones that annoy us when we feel compelled to read them because they were sent by the friend.  For me,  forwarding them to a blog was one way to deal with them. Then at my leisure, I could read and share them without falling for the same trap.

So if you were are looking for a context on the Performance Controller Blog. I could say “Get a life. Because business it is not all about working”.  Hmm, I  may even try to make this  mistake again.

But as mistakes happen, it is interesting that in this medium, everyone sees it immediately. Subscriber and RSS feed services and in my case also,  automatic updating on social media sites like Twitter, FaceBook, LinkedIn and DIGG,  all grab the message before I can even say, OOPS.

So with a potential for several thousand following weekly it is a powerful way to get out a message for our niche and to express our irrational passion. Equally if we get it wrong it can be embarrassing or even  worse as we disappear into oblivion. In cases with the huge followings like Seth Godin has with his blog,  the embarrassment could be in the millions.

So with all the hidden microphones and echoes ongoing, we know we get overheard over and over again. So I do know we have to get better at saying it better as the stakes get higher. And when we don’, t even the edit and delete options cannot make it unsaid. Never the less the delightful poem sent to me by a friend in Newfoundland Canada, if indeed it was a mistake, is one I am happy to repeat.

If you missed it the first time enjoy the poem again here as I did.  Read more…

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The computer swallowed grandma.
Yes, honestly its true!
She pressed ‘control and ‘enter’
And disappeared from view.
It devoured her completely,
The thought just makes me squirm. 
She must have caught a virus
Or been eaten by a worm.
I’ve searched through the recycle bin 
And files of every kind;
I’ve even used the Internet,
But nothing did I find.
In desperation, I asked Jeeves    
My searches to refine.
The reply from him was negative, 
Not a thing was found ‘online.’    
So, if inside your ‘Inbox,’
My Grandma you should see,
Please ‘Copy, Scan’ and ‘Paste’ her
And send her back to me.

This is a tribute to all the Grandmas and Grandpas who have been fearless and Learned to use the Computer….
They are the greatest!!!

We do not stop playing because we grow old; 
We grow old because we stop playing ..
NEVER Be The First To Get Old!!

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As we focus on making it all happen it is easy to forget to enjoy the lighter side of life. Just to kept it in perspective. “The Ride of Your Life” by George Carlin is worth taking time out and reading every day.

George Carlin’s view on ageing is brilliant. He Begins with a question.

Do you realize the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we’re kids?

 

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 Here is something a lighthearted yet inspitrational  A video of the US Navy demonstrating excellence in teamwork.

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