"Focus" is one of my favourite business words. I came across the following quote which is worth repeating and following-QUOTE OF NOTE:  From Robert Glazer, a serial entrepreneur and customer acquisition specialist with an exceptional track record of growing revenue and profits for early to mid-stage consumer businesses. His firm, Acceleration Partners, is a go-to … Continue reading Focus →

I have long admired the achievements of Rupert Murdoch-a man with a vision, a strategy and prepared to 'have a go'. His speech is well worth listening to.

OPINIONLive cattle: stakeholders v steak holders·         BY:NICK CATER ·         From:The Australian ·         April 02, 2013 THE evidence that Noah actually built an ark is sketchy to say the least, but one thing can be said with certainty. If Noah were to build his ark in Australia today, he would struggle to get an export licence. Gathering up every … Continue reading Concept of a Social License →

I have recently discovered a marine biologist, Walter Starck, who is clearly a deep thinker with a broad view of the world. This paper from Quadrant Online is quite long, but well worth a read. It encapsulates many notions I share which I have found difficult to express. Also linked is an article  from The Australian … Continue reading Environmentalism-The New Religion →

I like this:"Perception will not be our driver,because reality ultimately takes over from perception and it's reality we rely on in establishing our record. (Graeme Samuel in discussing his time as Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission 12.06.11.)I believe we should constantly seek after our perception of the truth, uninfluenced by whatever the … Continue reading Truth-a self lecture →

A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.-Thomas JeffersonThe budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. … Continue reading Free Markets →