Working Wounded: When Work Was a Calling

"I remember the moment I first became intrigued with organizational dysfunction. It was 25 years ago, and I was sitting in my car after my boss had raked me over the coals for exceeding the performance goals that had been established for my position. Yes, I had gone above and...

Be a Great Leader - Reveal How You're Assessed

"Do you have the psychological fortitude to be a great leader? To find out, ask yourself this simple question: Would you be comfortable making your personal performance evaluation known to peers and subordinates? It might be awkward at first. But after a while, open...

Neath Port Talbot council report shows improvement

"The latest Improvement Plan, published by Neath Port Talbot Council, shows that services provided by the Council have improved in the last year. The findings come from data gathered from 145 performance related indicators that measure the performance of specific services...

The case of the vanishing sculpture

"Local sculptor, performance artist, and founding member of Main Street’s Drift arts festival Varouj Gumuchian had a nasty surprise a couple of weeks ago, compliments of the City of Vancouver. Gumuchian had built a large temporary sculpture in the triangular green space...

THE CAR THAT MAKES ITS OWN FUEL

"THE CAR THAT MAKES ITS OWN FUEL Posted Friday, Feb. 03, 2006 on IsraCast.com A unique system that can produce Hydrogen inside a car using common metals such as Magnesium and Aluminum was developed by an Israeli company. The system solves all of the obstacles associated with...

Haircuts by Children this Weekend

"Haircuts by Children this Weekend HBC-07.jpg Need a hair cut? As part of the Free Trade project series by Outpost, HAIRCUTS BY CHILDREN is a collaboration beween Artistic Director Darren O'Donnell and Producer Naomi Campbell, and co-sponsored by José Huizar,...

Intel Core Duo? Whassup? Faster?

"So what's the big deal with these latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, anyway? Well, the Merom chips introduced today take the higher power and efficiency of the desktop Core 2 Duo processors introduced a few weeks back and apply that to laptops. Intel claimed the Merom Core...

Intel vows to triple chip performance by 2010

"Moving along a path of energy-efficient computing, Intel Corp. has pledged technology evolution in microprocessors that will improve performance per watt by 300 per cent by the end of the decade. Speaking to attendees at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Intel...

Why The Democratic Wave Could Be A Washout

"American voters have been in a bad mood lately. They don't think highly of the President's performance. They aren't crazy about the war. They certainly don't like the G.O.P.-led Congress--a New York Times poll last week put its approval rating at just 25%. And while...

Mirren crowned 'queen' at Venice

"Dame Helen has won high praise for her performance in The Queen, about the aftermath of Princess Diana's death. Ben Affleck was named best actor for his role in Hollywoodland. He portrays late US actor George Reeves, who played Superman on TV in the 1950s."