A Beacon that lights the way for Australian Youth

November 22, 2007 By 1 Comment

Today I was privileged enough to speak at the Beacon Foundation’s QLD State Conference.
The Beacon Foundation http://www.beaconfoundation.net/ has a very simple strategy for youth in Australia.

They work directly with schools to educate / help students get into further education but ultimately real jobs.

Their NO Dole program is exceptional and has been running now for 12 years and is an example of how businesses, people and private industry have the power to improve the lives of others.

I was invited to speak because Ireckon has been providing services and assistance to Beacon for 5 years, and the segment I attended was how the schools could engage and interact with businesses better. Other speaks included Dean from Merlo Coffee, and Troy and Lucy from Treasury Casino.

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Filed Under: Business, Misc.

Do they really care?

November 14, 2007 By Leave a Comment

Do people actually care out there?

Are we all so busy that pride, focus, detail don’t matter any more? I know i have better days than others at taking care of the important details but the more places I look the more I see less attention to detail not more.

Is that what good – no I mean – really fantastic – service is? Just attention to detail? Is that what a good product is – something that has good attention to details and focus.

We are in the business of software, and it’s many intangibles, so I know how hard it can be to really make something fool proof, perfect and the best. In online speak there can’t be any perfect tool or product because as soon as our latest widget is released someone out there in cyber space has already hacked up a better product or widget.

But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try or care to do the best? Of course we should – we must!

What’s my point… well back on the road again the last few weeks and here is my summary of some of the things that ireckon could / should be different (in my mind anyway):

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Filed Under: Misc., Outline