Entries from February 2007 ↓

A great article on how to build yourself a free photographic website using free software by Stef Lewandowski.

Touted as a way to "Master Business Without Spending a Fortune", the basic idea of the Personal MBA is that instead of spending tens of thousands of pounds doing a traditional MBA in a business school, you spend a tiny fraction of the money on reading a preselected list of books which have been chosen to provide a solid background in business. You can then discuss them online with a group of like-minded people. For more on the idea and the list of books take a look at the manifesto. I think this is a really excellent idea and perfect for someone like me who’s got better ways of spending 20 grand than paying for the heating in a lecture room. I find studying books the most valuable way of learning, second of course to actually jumping in feet first and trying things out, and this method provides a nice way of tying the two things together. I’m thinking of starting a little group in Birmingham, if anyone’s interested in giving it a go then please get in touch. We have three on board already for a trial run. We’re going to start with Getting Things Done by David Allen. I’ve read some of this book already and it’s probably the most useful thing I’ve picked up at all year.