Like a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day that lifts your spirits, a comment was posted on one of our archived posts here today. It’s worth highlighting, and reading. Especially if you have had one of those days when you despair at your fellow inhabitants of this planet, and wonder where everything is headed.
A brief recap…
Last year, I bought Josh Groban’s album, “Awake”. Track 12 was a cover version of an old South African protest song, “Weeping”. I was disappointed at Groban’s interpretation of the song, and wrote a reasonably empassioned response, giving the detail and history of the song. That post has received a lot of response, but today’s response, from J. Harris is the best yet. In it, he relates her experiences growing up in a racially divided America, and looks forward to the next generation, and the one after that with hope.
It is an uplifting read, and well worth your time. Read the post here, or go directly to the comment in question.
Thanks for taking the time to share your story, and make my day!
If you’re drowning in the info on this blog, here would be my choice of the best posts of the last few weeks, and a good selection for you to start with:
There is some really great stuff here, so take time to work through our archives. Use the categories on the right to narrow down your field of interest.
The best of the past few weeks:
My selection of the best posts of the past few weeks:
- The Three C’s of the Connection Economy Women, by Ang - because taking women seriously is not optional
- Dealing with BYTs in the office – lessons from parenthood, by Graeme and Mark Tittley - a great book review about a hot issue
- www.TomorrowConnecting.biz, by Mike - a new blog from TomorrowToday
- Millennials are not just in our homes!, by Vicky - because the Millennials are growing up quickly, and we need to be ready for them
- Where do you get your news from?, by Graeme - because its important to know where to go for information
- Why lawyers shouldn’t be marketers, by Mike - Lego goes nuts
- What next? A mini-lawnmower?, by Mike - how a story can get out of hand - Gillette also gets out of control
- Connection Economy Tools, by Graeme - a look at three important systems needed for success in the connection economy
- Microsoft, Mini-Microsoft and the Talent Exodus, by Mike - how Microsoft is losing talented people
- To meet or not to meet, by Raymond - a look a the internal workings of a virtual organisation
We add images to the posts on this blog because we believe that the 21st century is not just about words/text, but also about images/pictures. Our minds process these in different ways, and adds to the message the associated words bring to us. We’re sometimes asked about the images on this blogsite. So, let me tell you how it works, if you’re interested…
- When someone writes a post, they add a graphic to it (if they know how to, and have one selected), or suggest a graphic to Graeme (who manages the blog), or they simply add the post and wait to see what Graeme selects a graphic.
- Graeme then reads the post, and makes a decision about what type of image might be suitable.
- He then goes to Google Images and does a search to try and find an appropriate image.
- We do not copy the pictures to our website, rather we simply create links to original artwork on the original sites on which they appear. You can see the original by right clicking on any picture, and looking at the properties.
- If the post is about a specific company, we usually put the company’s logo on our site. Some companies have complained about this, saying that we are misusing their intellectual property. We disagree. We’re gaining no value from the logo, and the content links back to them (we always link to their websites, where we can). Interestingly, it is only companies we have complained about that have complained about our use of their logo.
If you have any suggestions about images, just let Graeme know: graeme@tomorrowtoday.biz.
PS - if the title of this post, and the associated image doesn’t make sense to you, just google “This is not a pipe” (click here if you’re lazy).
Every now and again, I look back over our blog and select a few posts that have caught my attention. Anyone could do this - just list the best posts and give a reason why. It helps those people drowning in data to find a shallow end to paddle around in….
Here are mine:
Continue reading ‘Top posts of the last few days’
A bluffer’s guide to keeping up to date with the TmTd blogsite.
Check these out (and know why):
- The problem with HR doing leadership development - because Keith is right about this. 100% right - leaders should be responsible for leadership formation, and until HR professionals are given real leadership responsibilities in organisations, they should stick to their compliance and IR functions.
- File swapping now illegal (at least in the USA) - because this is the next blow in the entertainment world’s slugging match with its own customers. Stoopid!
- The difference between knowledge and skills workers - because I think its important to know what economy you’re working in, and what that actually means.
- The Sequel to my Story (and the first part: If I Ruled the World) - because this is the funniest set of experiences, and makes you want to cry if you weren’t laughing so much (read them in order for maximum effect)
- Conversations vs Information and Our need to contain, control and understand - because these two entries helped to define our view of blogging. And because it was interesting that mainly Boomers responded to Keith’s (a boomer) first entry, and mainly Xers responded to Barrie’s (Xer) entry. Its the same conversation from two different generations, and its fun to compare them, and learn from both.
- Empty Nest Syndrome or Empty Country Syndrome - because I think more and more Boomers will go through this.
- The great HRDA vlog - because its our first vlog - a little gratuitous, but hey…
- Professional or not? - because there is a lot we can learn from the world of sport, and because of Mike’s comment.
Just in case you don’t have time to read everything on this blog site, here is my pick of the best entries (and comments) of the past few days:
Ignoring a bad template - because it talks about values and how to get them - especially follow the link to the list of values.
Bring your car in one day earlier and we’ll charge you more than double… - because it demonstrates the power of blogging (check out the comments)
A Trip to Ikea could change your marriage (no really) - because its a great story about the changing role of men and women, and about a company that gets it.
How is this adding value to other people? - because one of my more random blog moments sparked at least two other people to give great input and take a concept further. That’s what this blog is supposed to do.
Willingness to learn promotes organisational change - because these are critical issues put succinctly.
remember ME - because is inspired an e-zine article that’s really good reading.
And one very old post:
The Sovereign Individual - because I still think its one of the best 2 page summaries of the emerging age I have ever read.
If you like this small sampling, then come back for the rest of them, too.
