Bernard Moon posted an article on InsideWork - Nov 11, 2009, 1:01 am
I have been meeting with guys for decades now. In each of my various moves (three states in the last twenty five years) I have sought out men for an accountability group—usually 2 or 3 men. We meet...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on Silicon Moon - Nov 10, 2009, 1:33 am
"Broader Measure of U.S. Unemployment Stands at 17.5%" NYTimes "Capitalism's Fundamental Flaw: The system isn't rewarding the right people: innovators and creators." Forbes, Sramana Mitra "F...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on InsideWork - Nov 10, 2009, 1:01 am
Jack Welch summed up his philosophy at General Electric succinctly: “I don’t run GE,” he said, “I lead GE.” The first half of this two-part post unpacked some thoughts on the difference be...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on Silicon Moon - Nov 9, 2009, 11:29 am
From InsideWork 52, a very amusing study. I guess words do not always lead to action: Marshall Goldsmith with Mark Reiter What Got You Here Won't Get You There - How Successful People Become Eve...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on InsideWork - Nov 9, 2009, 1:15 am
Marshall Goldsmith with Mark Reiter What Got You Here Won’t Get You There - How Successful People Become Even More Successful!, (p. 102), Hyperion, 2007 One of the most ironic examples of goal...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on InsideWork - Nov 9, 2009, 1:01 am
They should display Jack Welch’s words on the side of a building in brilliant General Electric bulbs: “I don’t run GE,” he said, “I lead GE.” And so he did. Love ‘em or not, Welch led ...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on InsideWork - Nov 6, 2009, 1:01 am
My friend Joan Ball over at Beliefnet recently attended a “Trust Summit” at the Harvard Club in New York City, where authors of the business books Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence ...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on Silicon Moon - Nov 5, 2009, 11:01 am
I received this notice today from Cyworld: "Thank you to all members with Cyworld. Due to Cyworld shuts down US service, US Cyworld will no longer be able to service. We sincerely apologize for shut...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on InsideWork - Nov 5, 2009, 1:01 am
In Brazil, everyone seems to be tired. Tired of corruption. Tired of roads full of holes. Tired of crime and violence. Tired of high taxes and low wages. They’re just plain tired. On the inside. I�...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on Silicon Moon - Nov 4, 2009, 1:55 am
"How Far Will Google Wave Go?" Forbes, Dan Woods "Interview with Offerpal Media CEO Anu Shukla on the offer 'scandal'" VentureBeat "Cisco, EMC, and VMware make alliance official" CNET "Lean...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on InsideWork - Nov 4, 2009, 1:01 am
A lot of us are in transition these days. If you’re in that number, before rushing to polish and upload your resume, take a deep breath and think about what God might want for you. Maybe your job is...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on Silicon Moon - Nov 4, 2009, 12:59 am
The guys at Barrel, a brand and web consulting company, are always doing creative projects whether for clients or on the side. Here's a cool little side project they are doing called "I Am Korean...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on Silicon Moon - Nov 3, 2009, 1:12 am
"Scamville: The Social Gaming Ecosystem Of Hell" TechCrunch "Scamville: Zynga Says 1/3 Of Revenue Comes From Lead Gen And Other Offers" TechCrunch "How To Spam Facebook Like A Pro: An Insider’s Co...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on InsideWork - Nov 3, 2009, 1:01 am
You get up, work hard, do what you think is right, try to improve what you do, listen to advice, try to get some time to yourself, go to bed, sleep…and get up the next morning to start it all over a...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on InsideWork - Nov 2, 2009, 1:36 am
Marshall Goldsmith with Mark Reiter What Got You Here Won’t Get You There - How Successful People Become Even More Successful!, (p. 17), Hyperion, 2007 …our delusions become a serious li...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on InsideWork - Nov 2, 2009, 1:01 am
Mark Twain popularized for American readers the line he attributed to British Prime Minister Disraeli: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” We have in the c...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on InsideWork - Oct 30, 2009, 2:01 am
In the past five days two close family acquaintances passed away due to cancer. It’s sobering, and it got me thinking about a phrase I heard this weekend on a TV movie. “No one ever laid on t...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on Silicon Moon - Oct 30, 2009, 1:43 am
This is pretty cool. A Google map integration of almost every world conflict since 3000 B.C.
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Bernard Moon posted an article on Silicon Moon - Oct 30, 2009, 1:35 am
My op-ed on the real-time web is up at Mashable. HatTip to Adrian Chan, Dave S. and John S. for providing their insights on this piece. Check it out, comment and retweet if you can :) 4 Emerging Tre...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on InsideWork - Oct 29, 2009, 2:01 am
Council on Foreign Relations’ president Richard Haass tells McKinsey Quarterly that CEOs will emerge less as lobbyists than diplomats in the unfolding world of coordination between business and gove...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on InsideWork - Oct 28, 2009, 2:01 am
Have you noticed the trend of one-word book titles hitting the market lately? A couple of popular one-word books that you may be familiar with are “Outliers” and “Blink,” both authored by hip ...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on Silicon Moon - Oct 28, 2009, 1:52 am
"It’s Not My Company" by Brad Feld 'VCs say a lot of stupid things...' "Never Say 'VC'" by David Troy "Who Should you Hire at a Startup?" Both Sides of the Table "Whitehouse.gov u...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on Silicon Moon - Oct 28, 2009, 1:37 am
My guest post went up over at VentureBeat yesterday. I bit swamped with work, so I'm behind with my posts and links :) Sustainability: The ‘must have’ holy grail When I was a kid, Atari dom...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on InsideWork - Oct 27, 2009, 11:04 pm
Congress has a higher % of Protestants, Catholics, Jews + Mormons than the US population. No members are unaffiliated
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Bernard Moon posted an article on InsideWork - Oct 27, 2009, 2:01 am
Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible—22 stanzas of eight verses based on the Hebrew alphabet—176 verses in all. I relate to the psalmist’s requests. They are heartfelt. They strike me ...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on Silicon Moon - Oct 27, 2009, 12:37 am
Amusing article at the New York Post, "Anchors sink on 'Jeopardy'": CNN should consider banning its anchors from appearing on "Celebrity Jeopardy" after the humiliating defeats of Wolf Blitze...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on InsideWork - Oct 26, 2009, 2:33 am
Marshall Goldsmith with Mark Reiter What Got You Here Won’t Get You There - How Successful People Become Even More Successful!, (p. 16-17), Hyperion, 2007 UNUM, the insurance company, ran an a...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on InsideWork - Oct 26, 2009, 2:01 am
A while back our friend Josh Orum sent the link to an interesting post on information grazing by Joshua Porter. Mr. Porter traces the path of frustration with information exchange from the late 90s...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on Silicon Moon - Oct 24, 2009, 1:05 am
"Schmidt: Enterprise is Google's next opportunity" CNET "YouTube’s Bandwidth Bill Is Zero. Welcome to the New Net" WIRED "The VC Gender Gap: Are VCs Sexist?" peHUB "Real-time pricing alerts f...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on InsideWork - Oct 23, 2009, 2:01 am
Working Knowledge senior editor Martha Lagace to Harvard’s Laura Nash: “What is an example of a business issue that someone could start to discuss with his or her theologian?” An i...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on Silicon Moon - Oct 22, 2009, 1:32 pm
HatTip to Eric Eldon: Zynga chief executive Mark Pincus' presentation at this week's Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco.Zynga PresentationView more presentations from Eric Eldon.
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Bernard Moon posted an article on InsideWork - Oct 22, 2009, 2:01 am
In the film “Good Morning, Vietnam” (1987, directed by Barry Levinson), Robin Williams plays the role of military radio DJ, Adrian Cronauer, who is summoned to Saigon at the beginning o...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on Silicon Moon - Oct 22, 2009, 1:20 am
CNET covered Google's new ad campaign as they beef up their efforts into the enterprise market: Google claims more than 2 million businesses and 20 million people have switched to Google Apps, a ...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on InsideWork - Oct 21, 2009, 2:01 am
We offer a belated tip of the hat to Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert for coining the word truthiness—it’s been a long time, Stephen; couldn’t you say it again, just for old times&...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on Silicon Moon - Oct 20, 2009, 2:21 am
Oakland Local went live yesterday (well, about 16 hours ago). It was founded by Susan Mernit, who was an early advisor to my startup and a prominent tech blogger. Susan made her mark in technology a...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on Silicon Moon - Oct 20, 2009, 2:09 am
I'm such a lazy blogger, but these recent slides have been great :) This is a great "Cross Industry Research Report" by TrendsSpotting.com: "The 'Consumer and Market Trends during Recession&...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on Silicon Moon - Oct 20, 2009, 2:06 am
HatTip to Christine Moon :) Presentation by Derek Baird: "Most brands have built deep bonds with Gen X and Boomers, but they haven’t yet connected with younger users. Here's why you can’t aff...
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Bernard Moon posted an article on InsideWork - Oct 20, 2009, 2:01 am
My soul longs to be at rest.  My body longs for rest. My mind longs for rest. I can’t easily get away from this longing. There was a time when humankind was genuinely at rest. It was in the garde...
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