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Reorganisation

by Jim Knaggs on November 4, 2009


Most organisations need to be occasionally, if not regularly, reorganised. It has to do with missional and functional relevance. Things around us are changing. Opportunities are always coming from different angles. Missional experience generally leads to streamlining and greater efficiency. None of it happens without change.
In some circles, change is a four letter word. People [...]

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No Pain No Gain

by Jim Knaggs on November 2, 2009


This is a well intentioned trite saying that is most often used when referencing physical competitive activity. The suggestion is that it takes sacrificial effort to be your best and reach your goals. There is some truth in it.
The veracity of the claim begins to weaken when we realise just how many people in the [...]

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Technology at its finest

by Jim Knaggs on October 26, 2009


So is technology limited to mechanical computations and digital conveyancing? Apparently not. The advantages of technology are teaching us dynamic ways to evaluate mission, consider solutions and communicate effectively. It has reduced the thickness of our bureaucracies and invited us to move to new paradigms of human service delivery systems as well as the improvement [...]

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Trafficked women ‘used as prostitutes’

by Jim Knaggs on October 23, 2009


According to Channel 7 News, “almost all people trafficked into Australia are forced into the sex industry, a new report reveals.
Fully 95 per cent of trafficking victims were females made to work as prostitutes, and most came from Southeast Asia.
Home Affairs Minister Brendan O’Connor responded to the report from the Australian Institute of Criminology by [...]

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Different Ways

by Jim Knaggs on September 15, 2009


Most jobs can be completed in different ways. In some leadership environments, there is only one way to get a job done. I’ve learned to relax on this approach to a conclusion as long as it is moral, appropriate and ultimately points to a reasonable outcome.
The flexibility required in the relaxed approach serves the outcomes [...]

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Kidz and Booze

by Jim Knaggs on September 7, 2009


New research being released today by The Salvation Army, as part of its 2009 Alcohol Awareness campaign, shows 2.3 million Australians had their first alcoholic sip or drink when they were just 10 years old or younger, and 12.1 million Australians are not aware of the new national guidelines on alcohol which indicate that for 15 to [...]

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