Last year, many people including bloggers were talking about Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. This year, people will be talking about Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games. Both books are the first instalment in a trilogy. The Hunger Gamesis a science fiction book written for teenagers, but adults including myself, are gobbling up the book. It’s a page turner. I liked the sixteen-year-old protagonist Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games a lot better than I liked Lisbeth Salander in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo even though I enjoyed the trilogy and have seen the movies. North America is no more! It’s been … [Read more...]
Are Collaborative Workspaces The Wave of the Future?
May 30, 2011 by
When you think of ING DIRECT, you think of that bank without branches and tellers. But did you know that in Toronto ING DIRECT offers a collaborative workspace at the corner of Shuter and Yonge Street in downtown Toronto? The ING Direct Downtown Cafe is very open, orange in colour with free wireless internet service. The space offers high tech facilities for entrepreneurs to come together and share ideas. I got a tour of the facilities at 221 Yonge Street and I was very impressed. As someone who works from a home office I could see myself having a client meeting there. You can rent a workspace for $20 a day or $100 a month and there are … [Read more...]
The Invisible Mentor Week in Review
May 28, 2011 by
To make it easy for you in case you missed our posts this week, here is what we talked about on The invisible Mentor Blog. Mondays at the Salon The right books make excellent mentors. When was the last time you read a good book? And what made that book so memorable? The Book as Mentor. Booked on Tuesdays We reviewed Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D H Lawrence. The book was banned in the US and Britain for over 30 years. Publishers feared being charged for obscenity, but this was back in the 1920s. The book is about social class but it could also be considered vulgar with the sexual activity. Despite that, it’s a good book with … [Read more...]
Interview: Invisible Mentor, Kamel Hothi, Director, LLoyds Banking Group, Part Two
May 27, 2011 by
Interviewee Name: Kamel Hothi, Director Company Name: Lloyds Banking Group Website: http://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com Avil Beckford: Tell me a little bit about yourself. Kamel Hothi: I’ve been working for 32 years in the banking world. I’m a Director at Lloyds Banking Group. I’m married, I have two children and I live in a very strict Indian traditional family. Avil Beckford: How do you integrate your personal and professional life? Kamel Hothi: The way that I integrate work and life, is that the things I learn at home I bring to work. I do a lot of cultural training, I’ve trained over 500 executives, which I’m … [Read more...]
Interview With Invisible Mentor Kamel Hothi, Director, Lloyds Banking Group
May 26, 2011 by
Interviewee Name: Kamel Hothi, Director Company Name: Lloyds Banking Group Website: http://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com Avil Beckford: Tell me a little bit about yourself. Kamel Hothi: I’ve been working for 32 years in the banking world. I’m a Director at Lloyds Banking Group. I’m married, I have two children and I live in a very strict Indian traditional family. Avil Beckford: What’s a typical day like for you? Kamel Hothi: Very, very busy. To be honest, there is no me-time. I tend to leave the house at about 6:30 to get into the office in London (UK). It’s about an hour and a half’s drive. I look after … [Read more...]
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