One Year with Refuse to be Boring – by Cindy Murphy

 One year ago today Joe hit the “publish” button for his first Refuse to be Boring blog post. He did this with a bit of trepidation since his schedule was already demanding.  He travels almost weekly to cover “Canada” as needed in his sales/marketing job (that is a BIG territory!!),  his hours are long,  he is heavily involved in volunteer work,  he is learning French,  he has family responsibilities, and he likes some leisure time with friends. Successful blogs require regular posting … would he have the time needed to devote to this?  Would people find his tips helpful?  Would anyone follow his blog?  I can report that the answer… Read More

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Take Sir Richard’s Advice

I recently read Sir Richard Branson’s new book Screw Business as Usual. The book is about a form of capitalism based on the (old) concept of corporate social responsibility.  Sir Richard takes it to a new level and calls it Capitalism 24902 (the circumference of the earth is 24,902 miles).  This new model for business focuses on putting people and the planet first, and that giving away expertise and opportunity (not just money) to people/groups in need is good for business.  In the book he quotes Wafic Saïd (a benefactor of the Saïd Business School at Oxford University) who says “The companies that focus most on profit are not necessarily… Read More

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What can you learn from TED?

I love “TED talks”. If you don’t know TED, it stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design.  TED is a nonprofit organization whose goal is to spread great ideas and affect positive change. It began as a conference in 1984 and now sponsors/supports a number of conferences around the world. TED has an interesting format, when presenting at TED, speakers have 18 minutes to deliver their message. Many famous people have presented at TED, including Al Gore, Bill Clinton and Bill Gates. But some of the most interesting talks are from people you have never heard of. There are over 900 TED talks www.ted.com. When you watch TED talks, you learn… Read More

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