Summary for Monday August 9, 2010

Date:Monday Aug 9, 2010

Title:Do you have what it takes to be a Billionaire?

Abstract:On a recent flight to Wellington I happened to pick up the in flight magazine on Pacific Blue and enjoyed reading an article entitled “The Billionaire Genome” by Shane Conroy. Shane explores the question of what it takes to be a billionaire and opens up the nurture verse nature debate and comes up with some surprising results.

Date:Monday Aug 9, 2010

Title:EMAIL . . . COOL OR CURSE

Abstract:Email has revolutionized the way we work. Email can be terrifically efficient. It allows us to communicate quickly, send each other documents, work offsite, work in teams that are geographically dispersed, and document negotiations and decisions, all at electronic speed.