I have no excuse for publishing this post so late, other than the fact that I’ve started new employment in November, and have a 10 month old daughter, that demands some attention every now and then. We’ve been busy, and when I’ve had the time to post, I’ve been lazy, but here it is now. Continue reading Another daughter
Author: Baldy
Standard Bank Internet Banking problems
Seeing that I’m not entirely happy with the response time I’m getting on Twitter, and the fact that the website that Standard Bank lists on their Twitter profile has a broken communication page (it is broken in my browser of choice, Chrome), I’ve decided to list a few minor issues I have with my internet banking here. I dare them to respond, and actually fix the issues, because I’m convinced I’m not the only one with these issues. Continue reading Standard Bank Internet Banking problems
Always implement the simplest solution
I learnt this from hard experience. Any programmer’s natural instinct is to design the most robust & generic solution they can conceive. But once you’ve done it, you can then think of 20 ways to improve it and make it even more generic. Continue reading Always implement the simplest solution
Rant: What government is doing to combat corruption
When our new president mentioned in his opening address that he would be rooting out corruption, I thought it would be a positive thing. Not in my wildest imagination did I think of the approach he finally took. Continue reading Rant: What government is doing to combat corruption
My wife’s blogging
I’ve managed to get my wife blogging, you can see her writing here. She makes me look like an angel crossed with a god, so don’t believe every word she says 😉
Now, how do I convince her to use Twitter?
Executive bonuses – Justified?
There’s been a lot of uproar in the media about the extent of the bonuses the executives of large corporates are getting.
My view on this is that if the executive made a significant change to the bottom line of a company, he deserves a percentage. But… Continue reading Executive bonuses – Justified?
The difference between leadership and management
All leaders perform management functions, but very few managers actually perform leadership functions.
We had an incident recently where 2 people could not behave themselves like adults in a particular setting at work. Instead of dealing with the 2, and making sure they don’t do it again, our management team Continue reading The difference between leadership and management