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The More Loving One

Here is yet another poetic intermission.
        The More Loving One           by W. H. Auden
Looking up at the stars, I know quite wellThat, for all they care, I can go to hell,But on earth indifference is the leastWe have to dread from man or beast.
How should we like it were stars [...]

Moesta and Errabunda

Here is a new poetic intermission.
        Moesta et Errabunda
Tell me, does your heart sometimes soar, Agathe,far from the dark sea of the sordid city,towards another sea, a blaze of splendor thatis blue, bright, deep as virginity?Tell me, does your heart sometimes soar, Agathe?The sea, the vast sea, consoles us for our efforts!What [...]

The sleeper of the valley (Le dormeur du val)

Here is a little poetic intermission… Details count, even the least of those, at the end.

THE SLEEPER OF THE VALLEY
There’s a green hollow where a river singsSilvering the torn grass in its glittering flight,And where the sun from the proud mountain flingsFire –and the little valley brims with light.A soldier young, with open [...]

Intranet trends

As I was doing some competitive research on Enterprise 2.0, I found this report by Intranet Benchmarking Forum, dated 02 January 2008, on Intranets and Portals Trends for 2008. In a nutshell? Prime time.
Where are intranets and portals going in 2008 and beyond? What will be the hot topics for intranet managers? The IBF charts [...]

Who you are guides what you do and what you are looking for

Admittedly, this title is not going to get me a Pulitzer prize, but just check it out. I just completed the Strengths Finder 2.0 survey, from Gallup. This survey is a set of 177 questions, where you need to define your position on a range between two assertions each time.
At the end, you get a [...]

The "Reduction to Absurdity" approach

I remember (not fondly) the 2 years of engineering school prep-class I spent in Math. Sup M and Math. Spe M*, more than 13 years ago now. We were fed, or rather filled, with mathematical and physics theories 40 hours per week. These theories had hardly any application in our everyday’s world, for most of [...]

Evernote Forever

I am a great believer in open source. I have been using Linux since Core 1.1.51 (with long gone distribution on 40 diskettes, sigh…), but also Firefox, etc. I like open source because more often than not, these tools are great, even too some extent better than the professional competition. The reason? Feedback. But this [...]

1, 2, 3… Engage!!!

According to a recent 2007 Global Workforce Study by Towers Perrin, Stamford, Connecticut, a staggering 79% employees consider themselves not engaged in their work. And three quarters said their management doesn’t do enough to help them fully engage and contribute to their companies’ success.
These results are based on a survey of almost 90,000 workers [...]

To act or do nothing, that is the (other important) question

I read this morning an interesting article in Le Monde - New York Times Section. In summary, it presents a quick overview of some recent studies of preferences for action or inaction when situations arise, their impact on success and self-worth, and what may cause such a preference.
The text was informative, but one [...]

Cold you may be but don’t warm yourself by the fire, Buddha of snow!

“Cold you may be but don’t warm yourself by the fire, Buddha of snow!”
Yamazaki Sokan

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