The NSW Government are consulting with the Centre for Social Impact to develop a pilot Social Impact Bond in New South Wales. An article in Online Opinion reports on the anticipated outcomes of such a program. A Social Impact Bond (SIB) is a financial agreement in which social investors such as corporations, private individuals, charitable [...]
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Social Impact Bonds – changing the financing of NFP’s.
Posted in Uncategorized on 19/01/2011 | Leave a Comment »
I Love My Job – The Lost Dr Suess Poem
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Dr Seuss, humour, office on 03/11/2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is a poem that has been circulating the internet for a while and it just seems so suitable for this blog. I have no idea who wrote it but it is reputed to be by Dr Suess. At the very least it is written in a similar style and with some humour. I hope [...]
How to get the work done
Posted in business skills, Uncategorized, tagged getting the work done. procrastinate, work on 13/10/2010 | Leave a Comment »
How to get the work done (even when your mind is not on the job) Some days are harder than others, aren’t they? Iknow that some days I struggle to get things done and yet other times I seem to fly through the work. I don’t like wasting my time so I have found a few [...]
Feng Shui for Office Productivity
Posted in business skills, Uncategorized, tagged Feng shui, office environment, productivity on 05/08/2010 | Leave a Comment »
Feng Shui is the ancient Chinese art of aesthetics which is deeply tied in with their beliefs about how to improve your life, health and luck. Whether or not you believe that the positioning of objects can affect the life force surrounding you, feng shui can certainly improve the way your office looks. That, in [...]
What is Personal Development?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged personal development on 17/02/2010 | Leave a Comment »
You have probably seen lots of personal development talks or courses being advertised around the place, haven’t you? Have you ever thought about what personal development really is? I describe it as a way of consciously making improvements to yourself in terms of mind, body and spirit. That might sound a little airy-fairy to you [...]
Eulogy to Bil – Be an opportunist
Posted in business ideas, personal growth, Uncategorized, tagged Bil, business lessons, grief on 13/11/2008 | 2 Comments »
Until last Sunday we had two Jack Russell pups called Bil and Ted and yes they had excellent adventures. Unfortunately Bil had one too many adventures and died when she was going under the fence. It appears that she got a fright from a big dog on the other side of the fence when [...]
