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When I'm A Leader

By: Simon Le Pine

On: 2012.01.14

Tagged: business planning, leadership, personal,

I've said a number of times in a number of different posts that my ultimate goal is to provide leadership to a large organization. Over the recent holiday season I've spent my time formalizing a career plan and outlining the steps necessary to be CEO of a large organization. Because of these aspirations I often find myself saying "when I'm a CEO I'll...". Much like my To Do list this will be an ever growing list of things I'll do to be a good leader.

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How To Study Effectively

By: Simon Le Pine

On: 2012.01.12

Tagged: life long learning, personal, reading list,

It came to my attention that one aspect to getting more done in a day is learning more effectively and making the most of my time studying for MBA courses. If I were to have to repeat a course its a waste of time, if I can spend 1 hour studying rather than 2 I can spend the second hour on other projects.

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The Two Cultures and A Second Look

By: Simon Le Pine

On: 2012.01.12

Tagged: life long learning, personal, random, reading list,

The Two Cultures and A Second Look (C.P. Snow, 1959) is yet another one I stole off my fathers shelf. This book is so obscure I couldn't find a link on Google Books.

Proper citation:

Snow, C.P. (1959). The Two Cultures and A Second Look.

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My Purpose in Life

By: Simon Le Pine

On: 2012.01.07

Tagged: personal, random,

Someone just told me I'm a life saver, I make headaches go away, I'm helpful, etc. It's great to hear that because it's one of my primary purposes in life; to be helpful and to have a positive impact on those around me.

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Free Rein Is Not Leadership

By: Simon Le Pine

On: 2012.01.07

Tagged: leadership, personal,

This is really just a couple personal complaints rolled into a blog post. In fact, it's probably unprofessional to post this here.

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Salesman vs. Problem Solver

By: Simon Le Pine

On: 2011.12.28

Tagged: financial, random,

Imagine, an insurance broker walks into a business and says:

"I'd like an opportunity to quote on your business insurance."
OR
"Has your insurance broker gone over the special limits of insurance applicable to your business, the policy endorsements & exclusions, and offered risk management advice?"

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The Plague of the Black Debt - How To Survive the Coming Depression

By: Simon Le Pine

On: 2011.12.27

Tagged: life long learning, financial, personal, reading list,

I stole this book by James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg from my fathers bookshelf years ago. I'm really glad I did because, as expected, it has just as much relevance today.

Proper citation:

Dale Davidson, James. (1994). The Plague of the Black Debt: How To Survive the Coming Depression

I'll provide my post-read review here to save you skipping to the end - This is a fascinating, thought provoking book that shows just how similar the market crash of '87 and economic crisis of early 90's is very similar to today's issues. I highly recommend the book but I do warn it ultimately is a sales vehicle for the authors monthly investment newsletter.

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Filters, Leveraging The Next Big Thing

By: Simon Le Pine

On: 2011.12.27

Tagged: amorphous_projects, ideas, technology, web,

A lot of people are saying big data is the next big thing. We've also heard that from Facebook, specifically on Wednesday Facebook said sharing is growing exponentially. So if you share 1 item a day on Facebook now next year you'll likely share 2 items a day.

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The Future of Leadership

By: Simon Le Pine

On: 2011.12.24

Tagged: business planning, ideas, leadership, life long learning,

I had saved an article from Harvard Business Review ages ago. The title is "To Grow, Leave What You Know Behind", which initially turned me off but it's got some very thought-provoking stuff on the future of leadership.

Here's my thoughts:

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How Will You Measure Your Life?

By: Simon Le Pine

On: 2011.12.16

Tagged: business planning, leadership, life long learning, personal,

I subscribe to the Harvard Business Review blog, which recently posted an article titled How Will You Measure Your Life?. It caught my eye because 1.) I'm evaluating what I want & need in life, and 2.) I want to learn from my father and spend time on friends/family rather than sacrifice those for business. What follows are my notes and, hopefully, how I want my life to be measured.

Out of interest, before I've read the full article I'll state that "I want my life to be measured by the positive impact I have on others". It'll be interesting to see how/if that changes having read the article.

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