2009 Rewind

2009 was year where cement industry news was really dominated by three factors:  the economy, the Chinese, and the environment.  Here are some of the stories we at BGE believe were the most important of the year:

It’s the economy, stupid – The economic collapse and its effect on the cement industry may have started in ernest in [...]

Don’t Bring it to Work!

I recently completed Sylvia Lafair’s book “Don’t Bring it to Work: Breaking the Family Patterns That Limit Success”. As the title suggests, this book is focused on how family behaviors manifest themselves at work, and how, by recognizing these patterns, you can change them and improve your relationships and be more successful.

In the interest of full [...]

Learning versus Information

I read this blog post from Jim Pinto today and it got me thinking about the difference between access to information, and learning.

Pinto seems to be arguing that the information revolution will make “traditional” universities irrelevant because the lecture-learn-test paradigm no longer requires physical presence. This is a sound position and I do not disagree. There [...]

Lifeline Relationships

I listened in on a very interesting teleconference this week through a service called Author Teleseminars (free membership) with Keith Ferrazzi, author of “Who’s Got Your Back“. Also on the call were Authors Daniel Pink (“A Whole New Mind“) and Pam Slim (“Escape From Cubicle Nation“). It was an excellent seminar focused on the importance of [...]

How Important is Time in the 21st Century & How Do You Manage It?

How will Business in the 21st Century Look?  Sure it depends on your industry… but the value of time… how can you measure it?

Check out this link - Sony played this mind-blowing video at their Executive conference this year

Mind-Blowing Video… time in the 21st century

In the 21st Century where knowledge is relatively cheap, time is nearly priceless and [...]