Comments for Phil Jones – The Corporate Bubble http://www.philjones.biz/blog Commentary around Leadership, Innovation, the Environment, Social Media and the world of Business. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on A mini buffet of business by Tracy Griffiths http://www.philjones.biz/blog/a-mini-buffet-of-business#comment-4408 Tracy Griffiths Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:06:00 +0000 http://www.philjones.biz/blog/?p=1927#comment-4408 Still thinking about your buffet - it was quite delicious and very much left hungry for more - thanks Phil! Still thinking about your buffet – it was quite delicious and very much left hungry for more – thanks Phil!

]]> Comment on Collaborative Consumption by Paul http://www.philjones.biz/blog/collaborative-consumption#comment-4407 Paul Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:14:00 +0000 http://www.philjones.biz/blog/?p=1972#comment-4407 Phil - thanks for this very interesting article. In Collaborative Consumption, and many other areas of both online and offline trade and life, trust is key. Your idea of an aggregated validation of a person combining to allow a valid online rating is certainly something we have thought about at www.RentMyItems.com where we accept and understand why users need to be able to trust not only those people they are renting to (in our case we call then Rentees) but also those they are renting from (Rentors). I am sure we will see someone doing this very soon, just like credit agencies in the offline world sell their scoring to those who make credit available. Phil – thanks for this very interesting article.
In Collaborative Consumption, and many other areas of both online and offline trade and life, trust is key.
Your idea of an aggregated validation of a person combining to allow a valid online rating is certainly something we have thought about at http://www.RentMyItems.com where we accept and understand why users need to be able to trust not only those people they are renting to (in our case we call then Rentees) but also those they are renting from (Rentors).
I am sure we will see someone doing this very soon, just like credit agencies in the offline world sell their scoring to those who make credit available.

]]> Comment on Great Expectations by Scott Mckinnell http://www.philjones.biz/blog/great-expectations#comment-4406 Scott Mckinnell Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:26:00 +0000 http://www.philjones.biz/blog/?p=1965#comment-4406 Good blog post Phil.  I agree absolutely.  The construction industry is facing similar challenges.  In a survey last year c50% of the industry said they were doing nothing or virtually nothing in terms of design and Building Information Modelling - but the government and some developers are saying all of their projects will be set up this way.  It looks like many, like your hotel are going to end up going the way of BETAMAX,Cassette tapes and yesterday's sport pages wrapping up your fish and chips... Good blog post Phil.  I agree absolutely.  The construction industry is facing similar challenges.  In a survey last year c50% of the industry said they were doing nothing or virtually nothing in terms of design and Building Information Modelling – but the government and some developers are saying all of their projects will be set up this way.  It looks like many, like your hotel are going to end up going the way of BETAMAX,Cassette tapes and yesterday’s sport pages wrapping up your fish and chips…

]]> Comment on How are you Evolving? by @KevBaxter http://www.philjones.biz/blog/how-are-you-evolving#comment-4405 @KevBaxter Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:19:00 +0000 http://www.philjones.biz/blog/?p=1935#comment-4405 A very inspiring Blog Phil.  Very!  I'm going to use this as I head towards my 40th Birthday this year.  Recent redundancy, and new jobs have already made me think, and this will help Direct 2012.  Thanks again, and best wishes for you and the family. A very inspiring Blog Phil.  Very!  I’m going to use this as I head towards my 40th Birthday this year.  Recent redundancy, and new jobs have already made me think, and this will help Direct 2012.  Thanks again, and best wishes for you and the family.

]]> Comment on Presenteeism by Phil Jones http://www.philjones.biz/blog/presenteeism#comment-4402 Phil Jones Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:59:40 +0000 http://www.philjones.biz:/blog/presenteeism/#comment-4402 Hi, it's a wordpress template with a little extra development. Hi, it’s a wordpress template with a little extra development.

]]> Comment on Presenteeism by divany fabrika http://www.philjones.biz/blog/presenteeism#comment-4401 divany fabrika Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:41:12 +0000 http://www.philjones.biz:/blog/presenteeism/#comment-4401 <strong>mebel-divany...</strong> I really like your blog.. very nice colors & theme. Did you make this website yourself or did you hire someone to do it for you? Plz respond as I'm looking to construct my own blog and would like to know where u got this from. many thanks.... mebel-divany…

I really like your blog.. very nice colors & theme. Did you make this website yourself or did you hire someone to do it for you? Plz respond as I’m looking to construct my own blog and would like to know where u got this from. many thanks….

]]> Comment on Think like a CEO….. by James Roberts http://www.philjones.biz/blog/think-like-a-ceo#comment-4399 James Roberts Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:02:00 +0000 http://www.philjones.biz/blog/?p=1894#comment-4399 Excellent advice Phil, especially point 7, to easy to over advise and end up with reports actively working against you in the future. Excellent advice Phil, especially point 7, to easy to over advise and end up with reports actively working against you in the future.

]]> Comment on Leading is like Conducting an Orchestra by Nick Robinson http://www.philjones.biz/blog/leading-is-like-conducting-an-orchestra#comment-4398 Nick Robinson Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:40:00 +0000 http://www.philjones.biz/blog/?p=1877#comment-4398 Fantastic report, really enjoyed reading this. And brilliantly done Phil to capture all that so eloquently whilst in an (presumably) informal non-interview setting. I'm seeing a business-focused Frost-like tv programme here: BBC2: "Jones' Journeys With..." Fantastic report, really enjoyed reading this. And brilliantly done Phil to capture all that so eloquently whilst in an (presumably) informal non-interview setting.

I’m seeing a business-focused Frost-like tv programme here: BBC2: “Jones’ Journeys With…”

]]> Comment on Likert Scale by David Nowell http://www.philjones.biz/blog/likert-scale#comment-4397 David Nowell Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:54:00 +0000 http://www.philjones.biz:/blog/likert-scale/#comment-4397 I like the idea of a 5-point spread rather than 10-point.  I just posted this rant on common misuse of Likert Scales in business settings:  http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/intrinsic-motivation-and-magical-unicorns/201111/the-ruination-the-likert-scale I like the idea of a 5-point spread rather than 10-point.  I just posted this rant on common misuse of Likert Scales in business settings:  http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/intrinsic-motivation-and-magical-unicorns/201111/the-ruination-the-likert-scale

]]> Comment on Inspiring Others by Berniejmitchell http://www.philjones.biz/blog/inspiring-others#comment-4396 Berniejmitchell Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:29:00 +0000 http://www.philjones.biz/blog/?p=1843#comment-4396 "That’s why it’s important to get out of the office, meet new people, discuss, debate and network" absolutely Phil! Getting the balance of off line and on line is where the gold is. People who are committed to growing their 'self' as well as "their business" are just brilliant to have around - Tom Peters and Steven Covey would be to long-standing examples of that. By the time most people have tried to justify the cost that could have just gone! However, I am not sure it is always the cost or the time that is the barrier - meeting people is scary and learning is an 'huge' effort. You have to believe the mental improvement is worth any feelings of inadequacy on the way (which of course it is) then everything grows.  “That’s why it’s important to get out of the office, meet new people, discuss, debate and network” absolutely Phil! Getting the balance of off line and on line is where the gold is. People who are committed to growing their ‘self’ as well as “their business” are just brilliant to have around – Tom Peters and Steven Covey would be to long-standing examples of that. By the time most people have tried to justify the cost that could have just gone! However, I am not sure it is always the cost or the time that is the barrier – meeting people is scary and learning is an ‘huge’ effort. You have to believe the mental improvement is worth any feelings of inadequacy on the way (which of course it is) then everything grows. 

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