Does Team Culture Help Virtual Teams?

Imagine working with someone on a daily basis but only seeing them face-to-face once a year or even less frequently. Instead, you’d communicate over the phone or via email, instant messaging, web conferencing, video conferencing and, these days, even social network tools like facebook and twitter. Most of my career has been spent working in… Continue reading Does Team Culture Help Virtual Teams?

Bhutanese Belief in Shangri-La Naive

Could the Bhutanese belief in their Shangri-La status be naive? Bhutanese lama Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche asked this question in the Bhutan Observer on Friday. It’s very similar to one of the central themes of Dragon Bones and he raises many of the points that I describe anecdotally. There’s a snake in this garden of… Continue reading Bhutanese Belief in Shangri-La Naive

Facebook Valentine

Have you ever heard people say ‘If it’s not on facebook, it’s not real’? You’re not really in a relationship until you’ve acknowledged it on facebook. I guess the corollary is that you haven’t broken up until you’ve acknowledged it on facebook. So what happens if only one person in a new / broken couple… Continue reading Facebook Valentine

Dragon Bones Not Yet Shipping

Amazon US was scheduled to start shipping Dragon Bones this week, but it’s still being printed. They sent out a message to everyone who’d pre-ordered, apologising that they hadn’t been able to find the book and asking them to confirm if they still wanted Amazon to track it down. If the reader didn’t confirm within… Continue reading Dragon Bones Not Yet Shipping

Gone To Print

Dragon Bones has gone to print. Thank you to everyone who pushed and supported me along the way. A special thanks to the people who kindly offered their photos for the cover. The designer chose to use other photos, but that doesn’t reflect on the photos you shared. They were all fantastic.

Site Design

I’ve designed a new look for the site that will fit better with the social network plugins and makes better use of new features of WordPress and CSS3. With a book on the way, this seems the right time to make the change. In preparation, I’m making changes to the metadata (category names, tags etc)… Continue reading Site Design

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