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Michael Sampson

Kudos to Pilot on NZ 404 Today

This morning I traveled from Christchurch to Wellington, on Air New Zealand flight NZ404. Given the situation with the ash cloud over the country, and that other carriers have suspended their flights (especially trans-Tasman), you can imagine that some people on board the plane would be worried. In […]

RIM Sinks 16%

Ouch. Research In Motion announced disappointing sales of its BlackBerry devices and suffered a 16% decline in its stock price: “Very disappointing sales of BlackBerry smartphones and tablets during the last quarter led RIM to cut its full-year profit expectations by 30%. The Waterloo, Ontario-based company also announced […]

Three Trips, Three Problems

The last three trips with Air New Zealand have been “interesting.” First there was a cracked windscreen on the plane, meaning I was 2 hours late in getting to Wellington. Then last week there was fog at the Christchurch airport, so after getting to Christchurch the plane turned […]

The Problem with Nicholas Bate

The problem with Nicholas Bate is he writes such good stuff that it’s impossible to do justice to the thoughts that arise as a result of pondering what he writes. His recent book, How to Be Brilliant, is a little gem. It is little (literally) – A5 sized […]

The Dangers of Paper Hand Towels

I headed for Wellington on Thursday morning, for 2 days of client work. After a breakfast catchup with my colleague Peter Crow, I was onsite just before 9am. I was there for 30 minutes, and then headed for the restroom. To dry my hands I used the paper […]

Dux Sy Launches New SharePoint Mentoring Workshops

Dux Sy has released a series of mentoring workshops on being effective with SharePoint. The first two are online, the third is delivered in-person: “Executive Briefing: Empowering Your Organization with SharePoint This interactive 90-minute session is valuable for decision makers to understand how to reap the business value […]