Archive for December, 2009
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
Frankie Boyle's autobiography, My Sxxx Life So Far is not for everyone. It's filled with obscenities for one, and his relentlessly irreverent view on nearly everything is sometimes too much to bear. On the other hand, I have to say, I loved it, because this is a guy who somehow ...
Posted in Books & Reviews, Humor | No Comments »
Saturday, December 19th, 2009
As promised here's the official link to the TEDx NASA conference. I was a featured speaker, and, there were a great many excellent people speaking and performing. I suggest that you link through the TEDx NASA site -- it provides some context and it has a nice list of all ...
Posted in Innovation, Inspirational, Public Speaking | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
I occasionally post my notebook drawings. I'll let this one speak for itself...
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Posted in Cartoons by Gregg Fraley, Humor, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
I just noticed that the video from my talk at TEDxNASA is now available online. I spoke at that wonderful event about two weeks ago in Newport News, Virginia.
(Oops... I've been advised that I've posted this link pre-maturely... that the editing isn't done, etc. Stay tuned, I'll update this post ...
Posted in Public Speaking | 2 Comments »
Sunday, December 6th, 2009
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I'm still giddy over the University of Cincinnati Bearcats (UC) victory over the University of Pittsburgh Panthers yesterday. Don't worry, this is not going to be a post about sports, it's about what it takes to make a great success. Creating a winning ...
Posted in Innovation, Inspirational | 1 Comment »
Friday, December 4th, 2009
I watched and read with interest reports of yesterday's Obama Job Summit.
I've got a simple point to make here; one day brainstorming sessions are close to useless.
Brainstorming gets a bad name because what is really a "discussion" (aka bullshitting) is often labeled as brainstorming. The meeting yesterday was not about ...
Posted in Innovation, Politics & Government | 9 Comments »
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
I posted recently on a really spectacularly bad customer service experience I had at the hands of easyJet. It's just two posts down if you want some detail, but essentially I paid for priority boarding and didn't get it. I complained and asked for a refund.
I finally heard back from ...
Posted in Customer Service | 7 Comments »
