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Zag: A Book Review

Walter — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:37:00 +0000

What can companies do to compete in a world of extreme clutter? The answer lies in creating a ZAG strategy (when others zig - you zag).

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Relentless Focus – A Strategy for Success

Walter — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:20:00 +0000

Courtesy of Lifehack Ever wondered why some people can accomplish so much while others simply drift by? After all, don’t we all have only 24 hours a day and 7 days a week? The trick is not in doing multiple things at once. In fact, the more multi-tasked you are – checking your Facebook account, […]

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Sticking to the Course

Walter — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 03:17:00 +0000

Obedient tourists keeping to the straight and narrow path (Capilano Suspension Bridge at Vancouver) We’ve all been through this before. There is simply an abundance of juicy bits of knowledge and information that you want to share, but your airtime is limited. The same applies equally in any endeavour. Be it in presenting a proposal, […]

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Please Let Me Be Alone!

Walter — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:11:00 +0000

Albert Einstein was often lonely (image source) In the increasingly interactive, urbanised and 24-by-7 connected world, there is value in unplugging oneself from the grid to spend time alone. With social technologies and smartphones constantly connecting us to others in our social sphere, such an imposed isolation may bring us much good. Having that “pause […]

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Why Less is Often More – The Power of Focus

Walter — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:43:00 +0000

How should small and medium sized businesses compete when they lack the scale and resources of larger ones? The riches lie in the niches! Read more here.

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Lessons from TCM

Walter — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:03:00 +0000

Our new ritual every Saturday noon is to drive up north to Yishun to visit a popular Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) shop there. My wife has been going there quite regularly lately, upon the recommendation of her boss, and has also brought my son to treat his runny nose and cough. Despite the place being […]

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